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OPA BIBLIOGRAPHY: MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS 
TO THE END OF 1944 

Preliminary Edition 


Records Management Section 
'(J,S..Office of Price Administration, 
"Washington, D. C. 

May 1945 


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Table of Contents 


Page 

Introduction . 4 

Abbreviations and Conventions ...... . 1° 

A, Basic Economic Aspects of Price Administration 

1, Fact and Theory Determining Policy 

a. General and Miscellaneous Studies, Analyses, 

Reports, etc. H 

b. American Experience . 15 

c. Foreign Experience 


(2) Britain. 18 

(3) Canada. 26 

(4) Latin America. 29 

(5) General and Miscellaneous. 30 

d. Supply and .Demand. 32 

e. Prices and Living Costs .. 37 

f. inflation .. 40 

g. Black Markets. 42 

h. Profits . 43 

i. Reconversion, Surpluses and Postwar Problems ... 45 

2. Price Control Measures and Techniques 

a. General and Miscellaneous 

(1) Theory, Analyses and Discussion Related to 

Policy. 48 

(2) Reports, Summaries and Histories . 54 

b. Agriculture. 62 

c. Wages and Hours .. 63 

d. Contracts. 64 

e. Standards. 65 

f. Informal Price Actions . .... 67 

g. Rationing. 67 

h. Rent Control. 71 

i. Price Actions, Schedules, and Ceiling Prices 

(including GMPR) . 76 

j. Subsidies t .. 82 

k. Exports and Imports . . 84 

l. Rates. 88 


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V m. Specific Commodity Action 

(1) Consumer Durable Goods .. 90 

(2) Foods and Apparel , .. 90 

(3) Fuel. 90 

'(4) ' Raw Materials'.; , , . , '91 

(5) Rubber, Tires and Tubes . .. 92 

(6) Machinery. '92 

3. Bibliographies, Indices, Digests and Lists . , 93 

B. Public Relations Aspects of Price Administration . . 

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1. Theories ahd* Policies . , . f . 97 

2. Information and Copy 

a. General (Speeches,’Articles, Pamphlets and 

Leaflets)... 9B 

b. Study Materials for Schools and Study Groups 

(1) Expository and Explanatory. 103 

(2) Plans and Outlines for Teachers, School 

Administrators and Adult Education Groups 105 

‘ (3) Study'Outlines . 109 

(4) Projects and Skits. ; 112 

’ (5) Bibliographies ......... . 114 

c. ' Consumer Information 

(1) General . 116 

(2) ‘Equipment' Cbnservation . .. 119 

* (3) Shopping Aids . . . . . ; ; : ;.. 119 

(4) Suggestions on Conforming to 0PA Regulations 121 

d. ‘ Information for the Press ■' ' 

(1) General. 124 

(2) ‘Biographies .. ‘132 

e. Materials for Speeches by Officials and Volunteers 132 


3. Community Organization and Activity . , . . . , 

a. Suggestions, etc.. . .. 134 

b. Instructions for Specific Programs 

(1) Consumer Centers . 139 

(2) Consumer Committees . 139 

(3) Home Front Pledge. 140 

(4) Price Panels ...... . • 141 

(5) Grocer-Consumer Anti-Inflation . 142 

(6) Miscellaneous . 

4. Reports on Public Reaction and Consumer Activities . 144 


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C, Operational Aspects -of. Brice Administration 

1. Policy., .Theories- and Plans- .. ... 14& 


2. Internal Operations 

a. Informational 

• (1) Reports (including Weekly Progress Reports) -154 

(2) Minutes and Proceedings . . . .. 158 

(3) Training Materials (including Manuals, 

Guides, Handbook). 159 

* (4) •Personnel and Employee Services ...... 166 

b. Procedural 

(1) Directories, Indices, Catalogs, Lists, 

Bibliographies . ... - 167 

(2) Organizational Charts-and-Outlines .... 170 

(3) Miscellaneous Instructions contained in 

.Letters * Memoranda, Handbooks, etc. . . . 172 

3. Trade and Industry 

a. General ... . . . . . . . , . . •. 179 

b. Instructions and-Information for Specific 

. Progj: a.'V.s -)<«•.. . . . . . . • , . . . 181 

c. Ration Banking.. 196 

d. . Advisory .Committees • . . .. 198 

e. Reaction-to OPA Programs .. 198 

f. Reports •.. . . . , . 200 

4. Labor Relations .. * 201 

5. Relations with Other Agencies -. .. . . . ,. 203 

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OPA BIBLIOGRAPHY; MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS 


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TO TH5 END OP 1944 


Introduction 


Toward the end of 1942, when the Office of Price Administration 
was fully launched upon its stupendous career and had already sought advice 
and direction from many economists, one of the most eminent of these observed: 
"I do not kn6w how much formal price theory has contributed to OPA; but I am 
sure that when it is over, OPA will have accumulated a great deal of experience 
which ought to be contributed to the development and improvement of formal 
price theory. n l/ 

The prophecy has come true. In fact, it has come so abundantly 
true that an increasing need is now felt to have the OPA contributions to 
economics arranged and described for more convenient use. Several attempts 
have been made to deal with one segment or another of the material. Within 
the past year the Division of Research has prepared a typewritten bibliography 
of its studies, including both those that are printed or processed and those 
that have been merely typewritten. In March 1944 the same division began the 
publication of a loose-leaf Handbook of Basic Economic Data , presenting in¬ 
terpretations which it had made of data drawn from sources outside of OPA, 

In June 1944 the Graphics Section of the Statistical Standards Branch began 
the publication of a loose-leaf OPA Chart Book , presenting each month some 
10 to 15 charts of general economic interest, many of them based on data 
already published in the Handbook . On May 15, 1944, the Financial Reporting 
Branch (now a Division) issued its first. Cumulative List of Financial Tab¬ 
ulations Class i fied According to OPA Jurisdiction , including over 1800 manual 
tabulations which it or its predecessors had prepared between January 1, 1942, 
and April 30, 1944* Supplements and a reissue have now brought the coverage 
down to December 1, 1944# Another part of the agency is compiling a directory 
of economic data of the public-survey type assembled by or for the OPA, 
another is trying to consolidate in a company^name file all of the financial 
data assembled anywhere in the OPA, and still another, in cooperation with 
the National Bur eau o f Economic Research , is attempting an inventory of the 
contributions of the OPA to pricing theory. 

More general than any of the foregoing, but still covering only a 
portion of the field, is the present OPA Bibliography: Miscellaneous Publica¬ 
tions' to the ‘End of 1944 . This is admittedly tentative and incomplete for 
reasons which it may be well to enumerate. 


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Much of its inadequacy is“due to gaps in the official file on 
which it is based. That file is of rather recent origin. In the early days 
the agency seems to have made no attempt to keep a central collection of its 
printed and processed publications. Various sets of such material were main¬ 
tained at numerous points, and for about a year after its establishment the 
Historical Records Office proceeded on the assumption that each unit of the 
organization could be trusted to keep a file copy of whatever it had issued. 
Often this was true., but often, as experince showed, it was- not. In 1944> 
therefore, the Director, of the Office, Dr. Robert E. Stone-, gave instructions 
that a collection of all OPA publications should be assembled. Partial sets 
from various sources were brought together and filed alphabetically by title 
in a comprehensive series^. 

In the bibliographical entries the letter ,, H W in parentheses indi¬ 
cates that the item is found in this historical series, now located in the 
OPA Records Center. The letter "L”'indicates that a copy of the item has 
been discovered in the OPA Library, n I n in the Information Department, and 
n R n in the Research Division. Even when supplemented, however, by these ad¬ 
ditional sources, the collection is known .to be far from complete, especially 
for*the early periods. The OPA Records Center, now under the direction of 
the Records Management Section, will welcome the receipt of copies of any 
additional publications. The alphabetical index of titles will furnish a 
ready means.of determining whether an item 16 already on file. An asterisk 
is placed before .the titles of which, for one reason or another, we desire 
additional copies. 

Conspicuously absent are most of the regional publications. The 
degree of autonomy permitted by the OPA to its regional offices has been very 
considerable, and they have issued many publications on their own authority 
and have revised not' a few’publications of the national office to suit their 
special needs. Only an inconsequential scattering of all these is to be 
found in the present bibliography. It is hoped that when the .time -comes to 
publish a revision, each regional office will have, prepared a bibliography of 
its own, to be included as a separate section or, preferably, to be worked in 
item by item into the principal classification. If any region finds it im¬ 
practicable to prepare a bibliography with annotations, it-is-asked to send 
as complete a selection of its 1941-1944 material as possible to the Records 
Management Section, which will undertake to do the necessary work. 

. In addition to the accidental defects of the basic collections, the 
work has had certain limitations imposed.upon it deliberately. In the first 
place, it is confined to material that has been printed or otherwise dupli¬ 
cated, by mimeograph, hectograph,, multilith, etc* No typewritten studies : 
have been included, though occasionally some of these may exceed certain of 
the included materials in intrinsic value. In general, however, that is not 
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On .the other hand, not every piece of printed or duplicated matter 
which the agency has issued deserves to be called a publication. To take an 
extreme example, v/hen someone desired to have copies of a certain portion 
of an article in Fortune , he had the extract mimeographed, but manifestly this 
is in no sense an OPA publication. There are also many casual memoranda that 
have poured from the mimeograph machines, as well as budget justifications, 
fiscal statements, progress reports, transcripts or proceedings of meetings, 
press releases, lists of prices, posters and flyers, pictures and maps, and 
items in the list of around 2000 OFA forms or the list of over 36,000 of¬ 
ficial documents (price regulations, ration orders, etc.). All of these have 
-been excluded from the present instalment of the bibliography, though, a 
determined person could probably stretch the word "publication” to include 
every one of them. 

To state the principles of selection in the most general terms,, the 
bibliography aims to include the library type of material (books and pamphlets 
developing a definite subject) and to exclude the archival type’of material 
(letters and memoranda addressed to a particular situation). Between these, 
as every librarian and archivist knows, there are many borderline cases. It 
is often necessary to look below the surface, since an item which calls itself 
a memorandum may actually have a title and be carefully organized around a 
specific topic. If so, it is included. We have also included internal direc¬ 
tives, usually in series, of sufficient size and scope to reveal significant 
policies of the agency or to show the larger aspects of its organization. We 
have included practically everything which calls itself a manual, as well as. 
periodic or special reports to Congress, and prepared statements presented to 
Congressional Committees. Some question might be raised as to the inclusion 
of many of the promotional items, since their economic content is often slight. 
To students of the art of conducting public relations, however, they should 
be of considerable interest. 

Special mention should be made of the serial publications. These 
are, to be distinguished, as librarians regularly do, from publications in 
series . In the latter case each item normally has a title of its own, so 
that the bibliography is able to give it a separate entry, merely noting in 
parentheses itq, number in the series. The P rice Control*Boports are a case 
in point. Serials as such, on the other hand, have been excluded. OPA 
serial publications ar.e an almost uncharted wilderness. Some partial lists 
have been made, but there is no comprehensive central control, to say nothing 
of a central'Collection. It was chiefly, therefore, for reasons of practical 
expediency that the serials were omitted from the present bibliography. To 
treat them properly would have required months. As rapidly as time permits, 
we intend,to build up a collection of OPA serials and to include them, or 
perhaps only the more important of them, in a later revision or supplement. 


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In spite of its limitation, it is hoped that the bibliography will 
prove a useful working tool. Within the agency it should help in the indoc¬ 
trination ^ of new employees. Outside the agency it should give economists, 
sociologists, and students of public administration some notion of what the 
OPA has done. To the reference librarians of the country it should be of 
special interest, though they may find it of more interest than value, owing 
to the peculiar circumstances surrounding the issuance and distribution of 
Government documents. Copies of Government publications are deposited auto¬ 
matically in the Library of Congress and in over a hundred other so-called 
fall-depository” libraries. For that purpose, however, the term ’’publication” 
is defined rather narrowly, so that relatively few of the items in this bib¬ 
liography have probably been so distributed. Ta most libraries v in fact, the 
fists here* offered can be only a tantalization in so far as acquisition is 
concerned, since the great majority of the items were issued in limited 
editions and are now out of stock, Y/hether the institution, therefore, is 
.on- the ”all-dep.ository” roster or not, any library seeking to .secure copies 
of these OPA items has small chance of success. Consequently, any economist 
desiring to acquaint himself at first hand with this literature will be under 
the necessity of .traveling to Washington or of using some form of microphoto¬ 
graphy in order to secure copies. 

For the development of price economics, with its ultimate promise 
of great•practical benefits to the community, such a condition is unfortunate. 
Some sciences, such as chemistry for example, can’extend the limits of their 
.knowledge by artfully constructed experiments. Others by the nature of their 
materials are less fortunate. The geologist seldom drills holes in the earth 
for the purposes of abstract science, but learns to make use of exposures 
caused by railroad cuts, oil drills, river erosion, and the like. The econoi- 
mist is .in the latter, class He conducts fev/ experiments of his own, but 
makes .what use he can of phenomena produced by trade developments, by wars, 
by other catastrophes, or by some form of governmental action. It is of 
especial importance to him, therefore, that the significant literature of the 
economic agencies of this emergency should be made generally available. 

The OPA^having been staffed to a considerable extent from the 
colleges ana universities, is not unmindful of these facts. It is ..also aware 
that the ultimate intellectual appraisal of .its career and accomplishments 
v/ill be made by the world of university scholorship. For these reasons it 
has been especially interested in.the recent proposal to republish rare 
research piaterials in the form of microcards. The plan, in brief, is to 
print on the front of. a 3 x 5 library card the usual catalogue entry'together 
with a bibliographical annotation, and to add oh the back a microprint of the 
text. The cards, if sold in. sets, should cost only a few cents. They are to 
be filed in the usual v/ay, and the text, if desired, can be read by means of 
the Readex machine. So. far this, is a plan, not an actuality, and there are 
many technical difficulties to he surmounted. Nevertheless negotiations have 
been started looking to the possible issuance of microcards for the material 
in the present bibliography, or at least in the first main section on ’’Economic| 
Aspects of Price Administration.” 


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One special obstacle may stand in the way of such a plan. Many of 
the publications, and in fact many of the most valuable ones, were marked as 
"Confidential” or "Restricted" or "For Staff Use Only." These Resignations 
were employed rather freely by the original editors, but were seldom, if ever, 
based on reasons of military security. They sought chiefly to prevent the 
premature spreading abroad of matters not ripe for public discussion. Such 
conditions will hardly prevail longer than a period of six months. After that 
time the issuing unit will be formally asked to release the material for 
reissue in microcard form for purposes of research. 

The entries and annotations of the bibliography, as well as the 
scheme of classification, are for all practical purposes the sqle work of 
Harriet Batterton Osgood, though on the form of entry and on tRe vexing 
problems of what should and what should not be included she has received a 
certain amount of counsel. The task has been difficult and exacting. It 
is doubtful if the OPA authors and editors have any conception of the 
peculiar and complex bibliographical problems with which they have presented 
her. Far too many publications have appeared without date or indication of 
the unit responsible for the issue. Too many revisions and supplements 
have failed to indicate their relations to the original work. The entries 
employ the customary "n. d." for "no date." As for cases where the issuing 
unit is not known, instead of using a blank half-line, which might look like 
a faulty alignment of paragraphs, we nave used a pair of empty parentheses. 

All such cases may be taken by the informed reader as a personal appeal for 
help. If he can supply an approximate date which may be inserted in brackets, 
or if he knows where in the organization a given work originated, he is 
earnestly requested to give us the information. 

It is largely due to our experience with this bibliography that a 
memorandum has recently been issued requiring every printed .or duplicated 
publication to carry the following identifying data, preferably on the cover 
or first page: (l) title; (2) issuing unit; (3) date of issuance; (4) in 
case of revision or reprint, a notation as to the date and title of the 
original and of any intervening issues; and (5) for tables, charts, and 
similar statistical items, a statement of basic sources. 

As was intimated above, a second instalment of the OPA Bibliography 
may be expected later, with the subtitle of Serial Publications to the End of 
1944 * This will probably include not merely the formally numbered serials but 
also many that are unnumbered. The treatment cannot be the. same as for the 
separate publications, nor it is certain that all the serials which the agency 
has produced will be deemed worthy of inclusion. One suggestion has been to 
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The basic problem will be to secure copies. Here again the only 
recourse, at least for the earlier material, is to appeal to the agency for 
help. The series of OPA Documents (price regulations, Nation orders, etc.) 
we have. with.-the exception of the 30-Civilian Allocation*Programs ano the 
8 amendments thereto, all issued in the. period- when the agency was called. . 
Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply-, As for press releases* 
the ^PR** series of the <early days under the National Defense Advisory Com*, 
mission-.has been; assembled in full* but the other series are incomplete. 

We' should be -glade to receive sets of these, especially for 1941, and 1942* 

We also solicit sets of progress reports, budget justifications, fiscal . 
statoments, and transcripts of proceedings of meetings. While most of these 
were mimeographed, some exist in typewritten form only, and to make the sets 
as representative as possible we are assembling them all, in whichever form, 
and filing them together. 

The loose-leaf publications furnish, a special'problem. The OPA .. 
Service,,.for example, if kept up to date as intended, gave an organized view 
of the regulations and orders for the different commodities or services-, ,but 
gave it as ef one date only. We are .therefore assemb ling historical sets 
of the Service, of its successors the Desk 5ooks , of the Local Beard Loose 
Leaf Service , and the other publications of this type. If anyone else has 
assembled historical sets in a similar manner, or has kept all the discarded 
pages in the order of removal so .that historical sets could be compiled, we 
should be glad to be informed. * * ; ' 

Users of the bibliography will observe that it includes not only 

publications of the Office of Price Administration but also those of its 

predecessor agencies. The Advisory Commission to the Council of National 

; Defense, commonly known by the condensed title of National Defense Advisory 

Commission, began to function bn May 29, 1940. In it were set up a Price 

Stabilization Division under Mr. Leon Henderson, a Division of Consumer 

Protection (its name soon shortened to Consumer Division) under Miss Harriet - 

Elliott, and a Division of State and Local Cooperation under Mr. Frank Bane* 

All three of these made contributions to the subsequent structure and policies 

of the Office of Price Administration. On April 11, 1941, an executive order 

set up an Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply.^ This operated 

until August 28, 1941, when the name was shortened to Office of Price 

Administration simply.* It is evident that in the bibliography an item bearing 

merely the date 1941, without mention of the month, might belong tcTthe 

Office of Price Administration proper or to either of the two predecessor b 

agencies. Whenever 'possible, therefore, the entTy for such an item specifies 

the first predecessor agency by inserting the initials NDAC or the second 

predecessor agefrey by inserting the initials OPACS. If neither of these.is . 

specified, the OPA proper is meant. 

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ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS 


In the entries the order of items is as follows: 


Title 

Author or editor 
Issuing unit 
Date of publication 


Number of pages 
Location of copy 
Printer 
Job number 


If a document has appeared in a series, this is indicated in 
parentheses immediately after the title. The author or editor is mentioned 
only if the document itself names him. If a work contains two or more sets 
of page numbers, the total is given in brackets. The printer, usually the 
Government Printing Office, is mentioned if the work has been printed| other¬ 
wise it is understood to have been mimeographed, multilithed, or reproduced 
by some other duplicating process. The duplicator’s job number* is given 
only when it may conceivably help to identify the publication. 

The following symbols and abbreviations are used: 


( 

[ 

AGC 

GPO 

H 

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L 


n. d. 

NDAC 

OPACS 

R 


) Issuing unit unknown 
] Information supplied 

Associate General Counsel's Office 
Government Printing Office 

Historical Collection of the Records Management 
Section * 

Information Department 

OPA Library 

No date indicated 

National Defense v Advisory Commission 

Office of Price Administration and Civilian 
Supply 

Research Division 


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A. BASIC ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION 
1, Fact and Theory Determining Policy 


a. General and Miscellaneous Studies, Analyses, Reports, etc. 

1. "The Amortization Deduction r " by David Ginsburg 

Price Stabilization Division. [1941] 88 p. (H) 

Reviews early negotiations toward plant expansion, 
with a brief history of the United States' world 
war experience as weil as that of Canada and Britain 
in this direction. Continues with a summary and dis¬ 
cussion of the provisions of title III of the Second 
Revenue Act of 1940. 

2. Analysis of Differences in the 1940 Census and the May 

1942 Sugar Registration 

[6th Regional Office?] [July 1942 ?] 3p. (H). 

Based on comparison of population figures within 
Region 6, with percentage breakdown by counties. 

3. Background Legal Materials to be Found in Congressional 

Committee Hearings on the Price-Control Bill 

( ) [1942 J FT; (AGC) 

Memorandum by William W. Stafford of the Research 
and Opinion Unit, listing prepared statements sug¬ 
gested as useful to OPA attorneys in acquiring 
familiarity with the basic legal problems and issues 
involved in price-control legislation. 

4* The Bill Proposing. Emergency Price Control is Within the 

Powers of Congress 

I ) n.d. 61 p. (H) 

An analysis of the legal powers involved in the en¬ 
actment of price control legislation. Cites legal 
precedent to show authority for such legislation under 
the national defense powers, the commerce powers, ■ > • 

. and the powers over revenue, finance and currency. 

Exists also in Price-Control Bill, H.R. 5479, House 
Hearings, revised, Part 1, 1941, pp. 63-87. (H) 

5. Conservation Steps to Ease the Fuel Oil Shortage, by 

John F. Havener (Information Memorandum No. 4) 

Consumer Requirements Branch, Consumer Division. 

August 11, 1942. 11 p. (K) 

“This memorandum is not intended for public distri¬ 
bution. Its purpose is to provide backgound mate¬ 
rial for campaigns for the conservation of fuel oil. 11 
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A.l.a General and Miscellaneous Studies, Analyses, Reports, etc, 

(contd*) * • • 

^6. The Constitutional Validity of the Proposed Emergency 

Price Control Act of 1941 
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Sets out to show |hat priee»control legislation is 
within the powers §f Congyegs and the fifth amend¬ 
ment and that the §tandardg of the proposed legis¬ 
lation are sufficiently definite to meet all 
constitutional requirements. 

Exists also in Emergency Price Control Act, H.R. 5990, 
Senate Hearings, 1941, pp. 218-255* (H) 

7. Control of Consumer Credit as a Factor in Armaments 

Production , by Rolf Nugent 
( ) May 1941. 56 p. (H) 

Considers.the nature of the problem of armament 
production, the characteristics of consumer credit, 
and the restriction of demand for consumer's durable 
goods through.its control. Continues with a refutal 
of certain objections to restrictions on instalment 
buying, and a discussion of the relationship between 
consumer credit and inflation. Concludes with a 
consideration of the legal and administrative aspects 
of the proposal,- to indicate its feasibility in 
these -reports,. 

8. The Development of QPA before the Emergency Price 

• Control Act 

( ) n.d. [25 p.] (L) 

Appear-s to be reproduced from hand-made charts. 

In large type, and easy-reading form. 

9# An Economic Analysis of the Petroleum Industry 

( ) n.d. 26 p. (i) X820-B 

Provides background material in a brief outline of 
the organization of the industry, a list of the 
principal companies, production figures for 1940 
and 1941 and other factual material including 
. . the crude capacities of the most important re¬ 
fining States. Concludes with an analysis of 
transportation and marketing problems, 

10* The Effects of World War II on the Civilian Economy 

Statistical Analysis Branch, Division of Research, 
n.d. 69 p. (H) 

Deals with national income, consumption, production, 
manpower, transportation, utilities, and exports. 
Where data are available, comparisons are made with 
Great Britain. 52 tables and 16 charts . ’’Strictly 
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Evolution 'of Price Control , by Robert. Clark 
Legal Division. [After^October 1942]* 2 p. (H) 

Brief account of legal bases of price control. 


12. Handbook,of Basic Economic Data 

Division of Research, . . March 1944r 134 p. (H) 

A compendium of data on various aspects of the na¬ 
tional economy including prices, national product 
and national income, federal government, receipts 
and expenditures,’ labor data, production, productiv¬ 
ity arid labor costs, and selected business indicators. 

13. History and Status of Inventory of WOOL FLOOR COVERINGS 

( . ). [1942] IT (iij 

~ “ Memorandum'from Eugene'A. Tilleux,* March 20, 1942. 

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14. " Latest Annual Reports of Companies Included in the 

Machine Tabulations of the Financial Reporting Program 

' us of July 1. ,1944 . 

. 'Office of Accounting Service, Financial Reporting Branch. 

. July. ?,1, 1944. 126 p. (H) . 

Includes only those companies for which annual re** 
ports Had.been received and punched for machine tab¬ 
ulation before July 1^.1944. Approximately 10,000 
companies listed,. and,,arranged alphabetically in 
table form to show industry code, 0PA region and 
state, type of financial statement, etc. 

15. ‘ Maintenance of Low-End Production . ~ ' 

T~ ‘ 5 [1942j p,- (h) 

Memorandum from Walter Thompson and Henry S. Beuss, 
October 7, 1942 to all price executives and chief 
counsels, asking for comment on the attached simple 
form of an overall order for maintaining low-end 
production. The proposed order (4 p.)> signed by 
Leon Henderson, remains attached. Confidential. 

16. The Market for Scrap Metals in Syracuse. New York in 

November 1941 . by Dorothy C. Bacon 

Copper, Aluminum and Ferr.o-Alloys Section. n.d. 

36 p. (H) 

Analysis.and report of.a study of the scrap metal 
market in Syracuse. Section one describes the 
market; section two deals, with the effect of price 
regulation in this field; and section"*three pre¬ 
sents in detail the information gained from 
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A.l.a. General and Miscellaneous Studies, Analyses, Reports, etc-. • * 

(contd.) 

I?• Necessity for Continued Rationing after V-E Day 
Department of Information, [T944] 17 p. (H) 

This is the report of an opinion survey ■•of members 
of 4568 households ’’constituting a representative 
national sample” and conducted by the Special 
Surveys Division of the Bureau of the Census for the 
. Office of Price Administration on October 2-3, 1944* 

Finds opinion divided along certain group lines, 

18. Opinions of Filling Station Proprietors About Gasoline 

Rationing 

Department of Information. [1944] . 14 p. (H) 

This is a tabulation of the results of an opinion 
survey of 179 operators of gasoline filling stations 
in ten eastern and mid-western cities. Conducted by 
the National Opinion Research Center, University of 
Denver, for the Office of Price Administration in 
November 1944. For staff use only. 

19. The President’s Seven Point Program 

( 5 n.d. 4 p. (H) 

Amplifies the President’s program as it bears 
directly and indirectly on. price control. 

20. Production of Consumer Goods 

Consumer Policy Section, Consumer Division. November 19, 
1941. [21 p.] (H) 

Arranged in table form showing ’’unadjusted relatives 
for most of the,series.” 

21. Regional and State Analysis of Wartime Population 

Shifts 

[Meat Rationing Branch] . [1943] 78 p. (H) 

Based on state and regional figures. Calculated to 
show what population shifts have taken place since 
World War II began, and to provide a method of ap¬ 
proach for forecasting and studying future shifts. 

72 pages of tables . 

22. Research Program for the Commodity Specialists 

( . ) n.d.- 5 p. (H) 

Preliminary outline of the various problems on which 
commodity specialists are to work "continuously.” 
These include industry, capacity, raw materials, con¬ 
version, labor situation, costs, profits, price 
structure, transportation, priority and allocation 
control, military requirements, civilian demand and 
rationing. 


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,l.a. General and Miscellaneous Studies, Analyses, Reports, etc. 

(contd,) 

23• Substitution of Other Fuels for Fuel Oil in the East 

Coast Area, by John F. Havener (Information Memorandum No. 

... No, 3) . , V/:.1 

: .. -vrConsumer Division* August 8, 

*./ '1942,' . 12 p, plus 2-page appendix. (H) 

‘Discusses, the.national capacity to produce fuels,. 

'. the fuel oil deficit in the East, and possible in* 

• ' C.entives.to be used to induce conversion of furnaces 

■ ' ; to., other .than,oil, -. 11 Not intended for public dis- 

' tribution* f j : . 

. 24. Tentative Summary of Price policy :. . V 

pride Dbjpdf t&ent j ' ’ September .13, .'1943 . 13 p. (H) 

A sumiraary : of ; policy-"fpr the, double purpose of 
' ' ■'* . .. "X se&ur.ing the. pomments iapd- suggestions of the staff 

.and of serving.as an. interim guide to price action." 

In the.|form of..a memorandum by James F. Brownlee. 

. 'American 'Experience 

25*’ The C a pital Issues cComruittee of 1918 

Price.Stabilization Division, Defense Finance Section, 

[nDAC'] .October '1940." ~ 12' p."plus 18-page appendix. (H) 

Study to show origin, organization,' policies, 
procedures and accomplishments of the committee. 


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Character 

World War 

( 

(s) , : 


of Government Control of Prices During the 

) n,d. 21, p;.. plus 5-page appendix. 


Reviews the course of prices during the first world 
war, the organization, authority and timing of govern¬ 
ment. price control, methods, of control, the informa- 

.tion" fi& ees'sary for the inauguration of price control, 

procedure for determining maximum prices, the “bulk 
. llnb" cost method.of establishing maximum prices, and 
' the-removal of government price controls. The 
argument concludes with the enunciation of certain 
principles gleaned from this past experience to be 
used as a guide for current legislation. 

Exists also in Price-Control Bill, H.R. 5479, House 
Hearings, revised, ..part 1, 1941, jpj>* 225^236. (H) 












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A.l.b, American Experience (contd.) 

27. " "Estimates of Quarterly Corporate Profits 1939 — First 

Quarter of, 1942 . by David Blackwell and Murray Geisler 
Division bf Research, Statistical Analysis Branch, 

Income and Price Forecasting Section. August 1942. 

10 p. plus 2-page appendix. (H) 

A summary of the sample data and a description of 
the method.of estimation are included. 2 tables . 

28. George Washington on Price Control 

Consumer Division. July 1942^ [8 p,] (H) 

Brief account of early American price control 
. measures, with quotations from Washington pertaining 
to it. Provides also a copy of an early Pennsylvania 
statue “regulating the prices of the several articles 
herein mentioned for a limited time." Quotes 
Washington's behest to all states to "enact and en¬ 
force efficacious laws" to this same end, 

N : ';Q‘H '■> •:<, ?. f i * * • V \ . v ' v 4 7 ' '*• * • • 

29. Retail Price Fixing and Rationing During the World War 

(Price Policy.No. 2) • 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy Branch. 
January 1942. 21 p. (H) 

Deals with the general administration of price con¬ 
trols, with control of the unlicensed retailer, and 
with certain specific controls imposed. "For Staff 
use only." 

30. 'World War Experience with War Contract Forms 

Price Stabilization Division, Defense Finance Section, 

n.d... 9 p. (H) 

Summarizes the general distinguishing characteristics 
of four difference types of contracts let during the 
first world war. 

c. Foreign Experience 
(l) Enemy Countries 

31. Chronology of Price Control in Germany (Foreign Informa¬ 
tion Series No. ll) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy Branch, 
Foreign Information Section. October 12, 1942. 9S p. 

(H) 

Explains German legislative and administrative phrase¬ 
ology and procedure, outlines in table form the scope 
and authority of Germany's price commissioners and 
principal marketing unions, and summarizes the 
statutes on prices of specific commodities and on 
specific measures relating to price control. 












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A.l.c.(l) Enemy Countries (contd.) 


32. Income and Consumption in Germany. 1929♦ 1932 1 and 193 # , 

by Otto Nathan 

( iV ): .OPACS. April 11, 1941. 53 p. 

(H) 

Deals with: the : effept of-re-armament on income, con¬ 
sumption and; the German standard of. living. 16 tables . 

33• Japanese Wartime Price Control and Price Movements. 

1937 to 1940, by; tot Bloch -. .. . : 1 

Defense Finance Section. June 15,. 1941. 82 p. (H) 

.. •_ Reports on.both direct and indirect measures for 
controlling prices, with 12 tables . Includes in- 
fcarnation concerning_price-freezing, profits control, 

. priorities’-, rationing, subsidies, exchange and ex¬ 
port control) taxation,.- .cost- of lixing, agricultural 
.. prices ..and .wages. 



O rganization;and Technique of Food Rationing in Germany 

duri n g, the .last and durin g the. Present War . 

Division of Research, Price and: Economic Policy Branch, 
Foreign Inforfoation. .Section.; September 1942. 49 p. 

(K) 


• ...•.Shows; tha,.foundations and organization. >of German 

food rationing, the. pre-requisites. for the planning 
of.all.rationing) informal and; direct. Deals also 
with black markets. Appendices provide figures on 
.pre-war consumption of certain farinaceous foods, 
the.-percentage composition of the food diet in 
. 1939-41 compared with- the pre.-war period, notes on 
the rationing of bean coffee in 1940, and comments 
on points rationing of clothing. 


35. Price Control in Nazi Germany , by Ernest Doblin 
Division of Research, Foreign Jnforma.ti.on Branch. 

May,1943. 59 p. (H) 

Deals with certain technical aspects: criteria 
for price fixing under the price stop decree, 
evasions, adjustments, and the trend in price 
regulation; and concludes with a discussion of . 
basic principles underlying the German policy; 
with the elimination of minor v.rket imperfections, 
the extension of production beyond the competitive 
level and the imitation of the competitive process 
Thoroughly documented. 


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36. Subsidies as an Instrument- of Price Administration in 

Germany (Foreign Information Series No, 8) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy Branch, 
Foreign Information Section. October 16, 1942. 15 p. 

(H) 

Outlines the principles and techniques of the German 
subsidy policy and describes-agricultural, raw mate¬ 
rials, mining and industry subsidies in some detail. 
Includes three paragraphs on import subsidies. 

37. Wartime Control of Supply and Distribution in Italy 

Foreign Information Branch. July 1943. 62 p, (H) 

Discusses control of production, organization of 
consumer goods rationing, and distribution of con¬ 
sumer goods. Appendix comprises 27 pages (25-62), 
including a translation of decrees on food and 
clothing rationing, tables of weekly food rations 
and other selected regulations. 

(2) Britain 

. 

38. Administrative Machinery for Price Control and Rationing 

in Wartime Britain 

Foreign Information Section. March 25, 1943. 12 p. 

(H) 

Deals with the principal agencies concerned: the 
Ministry of Food, the .Board of Trade,- and the 
Petroleum Board, 

39. Allocation and Priorities in Wart ime Britain 

I 5 [ 1941 J 5 p. (hT 

Recounts the evolution of the British system. 

"Strictly confidential." 

40. "Bonus" Schemes and "Target Price" Mechanisms Employed 

in British Armament Procurement Contracts 

Price Stabilization Division, NDAC. December 4, 1940. 

14 P. (H) 

Survey of measures to encourage economical production. 
Prepared largely from conversations with British Air 
Ministry and Ordnance officials r "Confidential.! 1 














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A.l.c.(2) Britain (contd.) 

41• British Food Rationing 

Division of Kese.arch, Price and Economic Policy Branch* 

n.d. U p;] " . '(H)' ’ 

This is a chronology of ration'changes presented in 
table form, over the period from January 1940 to 
’ ’ October 18, 1942. 

Supplement No. 1 • ' e 

Division of Research, Foreign Information Branch. April 1, 
1943. 2 p. 

This information may be read as supplemental to the 
above or to "The Rationing of Civilian Consumption 
in the United-Kingdom,” Foreign Information Series 

. no. 14. '.. ■. :.• 


42. British Gov e rnmental Experience with the Cont rol of Wages 
and hours in War-Tirr.e . 

Foreign Information Unit. .May 29,-1941. 6 p. (H) 

Traces, the evolution, of the then-current system. 


43. 


British Government’s Control of Retail Distribution 
in Wartime (Foreign Information Series No.- 10) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy Branch, 


Foreign Information.Section. October. 12, 1942. 


45 p. 


Considers legislatlye. and admihistrative aspects, 
and offers seventeen do’s and don't.’s of rationing 


learned from British experience* 


44 


British Government’s' Wartime Exercise of the Power to 

Buy and Sell Commodi t ies 

Foreign ..Information; Branch [1943J 10 p. , (H) 

: • D"e scribe s the” manner * 'iff 'which"' those'agenc ies (the 
British' Ministry .of Food and the Ministry of Supply) 
designated to buy. and sell commodities to maintain 
price control have used their powers in specific 
instances. Contained in a memorandum from Margaret 
Hall to William' S'. B. Lacy. 


45. British Government's Wartime Policy of Labor Mobilization 

and Wage Control 

[Foreign Information Section] [1942] 11 p. (H) 

Reviews the gradual development, and results of the 
policy. In a memorandum from Margaret Hall, dated 
October 20, 1942. 


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A t l t c,(2) Britain (contd.) 

• 46. The British Program ^or Armariient-,Plant-Expansion , 

ffifrgs . r ■' : 

( ) [September 21, 1940J 31 p. 

(a) 

Analysis of reasons for early inadequate plant ex¬ 
pansion, outline of procurement structure, descrip¬ 
tion of inducements for expansion, and summary of 
more-recent expansion. 


47. "British Retailers 1 Experience During the First Six 

Months of the War. " by H. Gordon Selfridge, Jr. 

( ) [.'Sac] [ 1940] 14 p. (h) 

Reviews both direct and indirect wartime measures 
which affected the retailer. Address delivered at 
...the. conference of National Retail Trade Organiza¬ 
tions called by Miss Harriet Elliott, Consumer 
Adviser of the Advisory Commission to the Council 
of National Defense, Washington, D. C., August 29, 
1940. 


4&• British Wartime Price Administration and Price 
Movements . by James S. Earley and Herbert Stein 
Division of Research. Original edition not seen. 

[1941] .Revised, February 4, 1942. 182 p. (H) 

States major principles and objectives, traces gen¬ 
eral price movements from August 1939 to August 
1941 and.describes the control of prices of indus¬ 
trial raw materials by the- Ministry of Supply, of 
food by the Ministry of Food, of non-food consumers 1 
.goods, and price control in other fields. 

Revised, February 10, 1942. If8' p. (L) 

Brings material up to.date, 

49. British Wartime Price-Re st raining Subsidies (Foreign 
Information^Series^No. 131- 

Division of Research, • Price"andEconomic'Policy Branch. 
November 1942. 14 p. plus 16-page appendix. (H) 

Discusses objectives, results, types of subsidies 
in use, and techniques developed in using them, 

4 tables . 

.Reprinted by the Foreign Information Branch, June 1943. 

19 p. plus 17-page.appendix. 

This edition is not designated -as being a number of 
the Foreign Information Series.- 4 tables . 

















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50 


51. 


52 


53 


54 


55 


Britain (contd.) 

, Changes in the Constitution and Functions of the • * 
“production 11 Area Boards in the United Kingdom 
Division of Research, Foreign Information Unit. [19413 
(H) ‘ 

Outlines the extended functions of the Regional 
Boards. Memorandum from L. M. Hall to W. S. B. Lacy, 
November 28, 1941. 

Concentration of Production in the United Kingdom 

Foreign Information Unit. January 12, 1942. 6 p. 

(H) 

Describes the industries and the number- of workers 
affected, states the compensation allowed to those 
firms closed under the scheme, and gives figures 
on certain economies effected. 

Details of Food Rationing in Great Britain , by Jules 
Backman (Foreign Information Series No. 7) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy Branch. 
August 1942. 46 p. (H) 

Brings together materials pertaining to the 
mechanisms utilized and the special developments 
characterizing each of the rationed products. 
Supplemental to “The Rationing of Civilian Con¬ 
sumption in the United Kingdom," Foreign In¬ 
formation Section, December 20, 1941. 

Differential Rationing and Priority Distribution in 

the United Kingdom (Foreign Information Series No. 18) 
Division of Research, Foreign Information Branch, 
fey 1943. 15 p. plus 7-page appendix. (H) 

Divided into four sections concerned respectively 
with food, clothing, consumer6! durable goods and 
gasoline. 

Emergency Services in Wartime Britain 

Foreign Information Unit. February 21, 1942. 6 p. 

(H) 

Describes the British machinery-and its functioning 
for emergency feeding, clothing, housing, insurance 
and transport. 

Enforcement of Wartime Food Regulations in the United 

Kingdom 

Research Division, Foreign Information Unit. 8 p, (H) 
Comprised entirely of extracts from bulletins of 
the United Kingdom Ministry of Food, 1939-1942. 


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A,l.c.(2) Britain (contd.) 

' 56'.' ' Tb:e Extent' to"which ~the 'Grant of Subsidies has been 

Reasonable, for Holding Down the Price of Rationed 

' foodstuffs in Wartiirie Britain 

( ~ ) [1941] 2 P. (H) 

Memorandum from L. N. Hall to Granville Holden, 
November 19, 1941, based on.a conversation with an 
official of the Ministry of Food (then) currently 
.in Washington, 

57, Farm Production and Food Prices in the United Kingdom 

(Foreign information Series NoJ 17^ 

Division of Research, Foreign Information Branch. 

March 1943. 11 p. plus 6-page appendix. (H) 

Describes- inducements for production, restraints 
on prices, and price behavior. 1 chart. 3 tables . 

58, Financial Arrangements Included in Schemes for Con ¬ 
centration of Industry 

Foreign Information Unit, March 5, 1942. 2 p. (H) 

Outline different types of arrangements entered 
into by firms embarked on schemes for- the concen¬ 
tration of production in Britain. Confidential. 

59, The Fuel Crisis in Wartime Britain (Foreign Information 
- Series No. 22) 

Division of Research, Foreign Information Branch. 

. September 1943. 15 p. plus 7-page appendix. (H) 

Outlines special problems, discusses the Beveridge 
proposals and the reaction to state control of the 
mines, and reportS'-on the success of voluntary 
economics. 

60• Informal Observations on Technical Difficulties in 

Food Price Control i n Britain , by- H, L. Hi Hill 

( ) U942 ?] IS p. (H) 

This is a copy of a letter from Mr. Hill to 
Dexter M, Keezer, and as such is not an official 
document, but "merely a personal attempt to give 
you some little help in your difficult task. 11 
The author is the chairman of the Margins Committee 
of the British Ministry of Food, and his letter 
contains many instructive details. 















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A,l,c. (2) Britain .(contd.) 

. Information on Violations, Complaints and Enforcement 

in Great Britain 

Foreign information Unit. January 21, 1942* 3 p. 

(H) 

Discusses the price fixing of raw materials by the 
Ministry of Supply and its relation to the black 
market. Memorandum from L. M. Hall. 

62. Observations on Rationing and Price Control in Great 

Britain , by Dexter M. Keezer 

( ) n.d. • 46 p. (H) ' 

Explores British experience with price control and 
rationing for what they contribute to the same job 
in the United States. Outlines purposes, methods, 
organizations and emphasis. At the close of the 
study are found brief comments on the report by 
W, G. Onslow, member of H. M. Board of Trade 
Delegation, and also notes on conversation at the 
Ministry of Food on the control of restaurant 
feeding in Great Britain. 

Exists also in the American Economics Review, v. 33, 1943, 

pp. 264-282. 

63. Personnel Engaged in Price Fixing and Rationing in the 

United Kingdom 

• -Foreign Information Unitlarch. 20,...1942. 2 p. (H) 

Supplies cautious figures for numbers employed in 
the Ministry of Food, the Ministry of Supply, the 
Board of Trade, Ministry of Mines, and the Petro¬ 
leum Department. "Strictly confidential." Memoran¬ 
dum from L. M, Hall to Mr, W. S. B. Lacy. 

64. Polnts-1 r ationing in the United Kingdom (Foreign In¬ 
formation Series No. 9) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy Branch, 

Foreign Information Section. October 1942. 34 p. 

(H) 

Three parts discuss respectively the principles and 
object of points-rationing, po.int3-rationing of 
clothing and points-rationing of food. Appendix 
covers pp* 27-34. 

65. Price Stabilization and Industrial Policy 

Foreign Information Unit. February 19, 1942 # 3 p. 

(H) 

Official statement of the British government on the 
considerations governing policy. 












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66, Progress of t;he Concentration of Industry Program in 

the United Kingdom . 

Foreign Information Unit. Mar.ch'1$, 1942. 1 p. (H) 

This is merely a list of industries in three 
categories: (l) those in which concentration has 
been completed; (2) those in which it is in progress; 
and (3) those in which it is considered. 

67, Propaganda in Favor of Price Fixing and,Rationing in 

the .United Kingdom 

Foreign Information Unit. April 3, 1942, 2 p, (H) 

Brief enumeration of the methods found most effective 
in Britain, '’Confidential," Memorandum from L'. M* 
Hall. ; 

Attachment, entitled: Information on Violations, Com¬ 
plaints and Enforcement in Great Britain. January 21, 

1942. 3 p. (H) 

68, The Rationing of Civilian Consumption in the United 

Kingdom (Foreign Information Series No. 14) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy Branch, 
Foreign Information Section. December 11, 1942, 

36 p, plus 30-page appendix. (H) 

Reviews controls imposed to reduce aggregate 
civilian purchases and discusses the rationing of 
gasoline, food, clothing and durable consumers* 
goods, 

Supplement, May 1944. ' Up, plus 4-page appendix. 

69# Rent Control After World War I and its Relation to 

Housing Construction in the United Kingdom, 1919-1939 

Foreign Information Branch, April 12, 1944# IS p, 

(H) 

Analysis to show the factors which made it impossible 
for private enterprise to meet the demand for new 
houses and the measures taken to relieve the situa*l:r. 
tion, Appendix supplies 8 tables showing percent 
of control, ranges of rents, rateable value class¬ 
ification of housing, index of prices for building 
materials, houses completed between 1919-37, post¬ 
war housing subsidies and the rent component of 
certain'cost of living indexes, 

70, Sir William Beveridge’s Reaction .to the British Govern ¬ 

ment's White 'Paper, on Employment Policy 

Office of the Economic Advisor, November 21, 1944. 

4 p. (H) 

Contrasts Sir William's policy with that of the 
government. 


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71. United Kingdom Cost of Living'Index Numb e r: -Method 
of Compilation . 

. .. .Foreign -In^ormatioiiB-r-anch-^- --June-. 5-i- 1943. 6 p. (H) 

Describes the systems -used- in-.the cases of food, 

• - • *■' rent, clothing,, 'fuel and light, and other items. 

72♦ Utility Program of the-British Board of Trade 
( ‘ ) March 1943. 14 P* 

‘ : Comments by the staff of the Washington office of 

the Wartime Prices and Trade Board of Canada on the 
• . article by-t)exter* -M-*- Keener entitled The "Utility" 
Program of the British Board of Trade. . 

♦ "Confidential." : 

73. The "Ut i lity"''Program -of the 3ritish Board of Trade , 
by Dexter M. Keezer 

• -. . • • Deputy Administrator l s Office. January 1943. 23 p. 

plus -13-pago- appendix., ■-•■‘•• (H) - .- 

Describes the British scheme to see that good 
serviceable cloth and clothing are manufactured in 
...: .thaWtaost eco'ntmleal manner. and., sold at prices to 
f it the pocketbodks of consumers, in-the lower 
brackets. Appendix'gives' table of "austerity" and 

• utility regulations. 

'74. ^ Wartime Hours of Work.-Wage Rates, and Overtime Pay ¬ 
ments in Great Britain: Lessons for the United States , 
by James S. Earley. 

( ) January 21, 1941. 14 p. (H) 

Reports on British • hours of work, overtime pay¬ 
ments, money and real, wage rates, average weekly 

■-- -..... • Learnings-; etc. ,-and-draws-certain conclusions ap- 

•• .L.. r .plicable--.to-, the-United-States and for a more 

* ■ * ■ • ■ equitable 1 means ; of preventing'Inflation. 

75* "Wartime Regulation of Restaurants in the United 

Kingdom " 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy Branch, 
Foreign Information Section; October 12, 1942. 15 p. 

60 . : ■ 

In the form, of aL memorandum from Margaret Hall to 
’ Mr.' William S ; r B.-Lacy. The report is divided into 
two parts, one'on the rationing of food to catering 
■establishments; and the cither on the regulations 
governing British restaurants.. Appendices provide 

. :—..specific.,information-conde-EEtiri^^tocks and allo- 

■ -cations .of..food. i. .......Li-.. 

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A.-1..C. (3) Canada 

76, Administrative Machinery-for- ■Price Control and Ration¬ 

ing' in Canada (Foreign Information Series No. L2J) 

Division of Research, Foreign Information Branch. 
September 1943. 12 p. (H) 

Discusses the powers of the Wartime Prices and 
'Trade Board, the general organization, the ad¬ 
ministrative procedures and the personnel em¬ 
ployed . 

■ •'77. ' The Canadian Price Ceiling (Foreign Information Series, 

' No, 2) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy Branch. 
April 1942. 14 p. (H) 

Concerned with the powers and administrative methods 
of the price control agency, violations, offenses 
and penalties,‘and the measures taken to meet 
various price control problems. 

78. Canadian War Contracts with Special Reference to 

Finance and Amortization 

Price Stabilization Division, Defense Finance Section. 

n.d. 11 p. plus 3-page appendix. (H) 

Sets forth the principles of action derived from 
a study of the activities of the Canadian Department 
of.Munitions and Supply, enumerates and explains the 
various forms of procurement in operation, explains 
the means used, to protect the public interest against 
profiteering, mismanagement and waste, and describes 
the various ways in which plant expansion is.fi»* 
financed, and how the outlays are written off. 
“Confidential," 

79. Canadian War Finance , by A. F. W. Plumptre 

Defense Finance'Section, OPACS. April 1, 1941. 

273 p. (H) 

Broad analysis of Canada’s war effort to show the 
manner in which the real burden of the war program 
has been borne by the Canadian economy—to what 
extent by increased employement of men and re¬ 
sources and increasing the national income, and to 
what extent by diverting men and resources from 
usual peacetime channels into the war effort. 

Covers the period from September 1939 to the end of 
1940. (This report was prepared during the period 
of NDAC., but was not ready for distribution until 
after the inauguration of OPACS) 









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80.. Canadian Wartime Price Control and Bribed-Moveroenta .. 
September 1939 to May 1941. - by. A. F^r^-^iuciptre 
I ' ) Q£ACS June 15, 1941. 55 p. 

(H) ' ^ • ' 

. Notes' the'factors; influencing the Canadian price 
structure, together with -the behavior of price 
levels, August 1939 to April 1941> and concludes 
with an outline of specific commodity controls 
imposed. ' . 

81. Comparis o n of Consumer .Rationing in Canada-and the 

United.States (Foreign Information Series No. 23) 

Division of Research, Foreign Information Branch. 
September 1943. 10 p. (H) 

. Presented in tabular form with explanatory notes. 

Issued as a memorandum from Barbara Donald to 
William S. B. Lacy. 

82. Food Subsidies in Cana da (Foreign Information^eries, 

No. 19) ' - , v .I.- 

. Division of Research., Foreign Information'Branch. 

June 1943. ■ 13 pv (H) ’ . 

Outlines the underlying principles of the subsidy 
policy, records specific-payments and summarizes 
; the cost of the .whole program. 

83. Gasoline Rationing in Canada -.. (Foreign Information 

Series No. 6) > 

Division of Research, Price and' Economic Policy Branch. 
August 1942. 11 p. plus 2-page .'.appendix. (H) 

Describes consumer rationing in some detail. 

Touches-upon enforcement and effectiveness of the 
program. Subsequently ip-written as..No.' 26 of this 
. series, under the same title. 

Supplement, November 17, 1942..' 4 p“. plus 7-pages of 

tables > 

Discusses eligible classes of motor vehiclecowners 
. and varying rations allowed for specific occupation- 
, al uses on mileage and car pooling basis. 

84. Gasoline Rationing In Canada (Foreign Information 
Series, No, 26) 

Division of Research, Foreign Information Branch. 

November 1943. 8 p* plus 4-pa‘ge appendix. (H) 

Describes administratidn and techniques, and reports 
on experience with commercial and non-commerical 
vehicles, tourists and non-residents. Also notes 
effectiveness of the system. This document is a 
revision of No. 6 of this series, under the same 
title. 














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A.l.c.(3) Canada (contd.) 

85. Government Purchase and Sale in Canada During the War 

(Foreign information Series, No; 20) 

Division of Research, Foreign Information Branch. 

June. 1943. 18 p. (H) 

Discusses purchase and sale as an instrument of 
price control and reports on" the corporations set 
up to do the purchasing of critical mar materials 
and goods, as well as the agricultural commodities 
bought by the Agricultural Supplies Board. 

86. Government Purchase and Sale of Food and Agricultural 

Products in Canada During the War (Foreign Information 
Series No. 24) 

Division of Research, Foreign Information Branch. 
September 1943. 15 p. (H) 

Proceeds from a discussion of price policy, pro¬ 
duction and price trends to specific purchase 
and sale operations by the Canadian government. 

87. . The Payment of Subsidies Under the Canadian Ceiling 

.(Foreign Information Series No. 25) 

Division of Research, Foreign Information Branch. 

November 1943. 35 p. plus 8-page appendix. (H) 

Starts with a general discussion ,.f the need for 
subsidies under a price ceiling, noting the 
principles and administrative problems involved 
in a subsidy program, and concludes with details 
of the principal subsidies adopted *by Canada. 

This appeared originally as No. 4. 

$8. Rationing of Food in Canada (Foreign Information 

Series No. 15) 

Division of Research, price and Economic Policy Branch, 

Foreign Information Section. January 1,. 1943. 26 p. 

(H) 

Describes, the rationing of sugar, tea, coffee and 
butter." "Confidential." 

89. Tire Rationing in Canada (Foreign Information Series 

No. 12) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy Branch, 

Foreign Information Section. December 1, 1942. 10 p, 

oo 

Discusses eligibility, administration and procedure 
miscellaneous, provisions, bicycle tires and en¬ 
forcement. 












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l.c.(3) Canada (contd.) 

- * ••'90. - - Wage .Contrql [and the Cost of Living Bonus in Canada 

Foreign-InfQrmation Unit, March 16, 1942. 5 p. (H) 

Summarizes the provisions of the wage ceiling and 
cost of living bonus order and describes also the 
wartime- salaries ceiling’, 

91. Wartime Economic Controls in Canada 

Foreign Information Unit. February 27, 1942. 25 p. 

(H) 

Describes the principal categories of controls, the 
reasons for their imposition, and the agencies which 
administer them. The report is divided into seven 
parts, each dealing with -one of. the controls: in¬ 
dustrial production and* raw material, labor, agri¬ 
culture, foreign trade and exchange, finance, price, 
and consumer rationing, 

92. The Wartime Prices and Tra d e Board , by William H, Wynne 
(Bulletin No. 13) 

•Consumer-. Division, OPAGS • June 1941* 28 p, (H) 

- A- study of consumer protection,.under war conditions, 
in Canada, Describes the composition, powers and 
duties of .the Board, indicates the chief problems 
with which the Board has been confronted to date, 
and shows, briefly how it has dealt with them, 

93. -' World War IX Control of Railway Rates in Canada, the_ 

United Kingdom and Germany (Foreign Information 

Series No..16)• 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Poiicy Branch, 
Foreign Information, Section. March 1943. 15 p. (H) 

Offers brief"summary - of■situation in each country, 

\ ' ' ■ • ■ 'J ■ .. 

(4) Latin America 

94. ' u Living in- Latin America 0 (Foreign Information Series 
No. 2) by Jerome B. Cohen and Henry Beitscher 
[Division of Research, ‘Foreign Information Branch] 

• May 19, 1942. 19 p. .(H) 

This is possibly the only extant'copy of this 
number, as it (with a number of others dealing 
with the same subject) was suppressed by the 
State Department, and the effort was made at the 
• •- -- •time to call in and destroy all existing copies. 

- Contains confidential reports of trade and 
other conditions in the various countries of 
Latin America. 














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. A.l.c.( 4 ) Latin, America (contd.) . 

■ ■ 95. , "Living in Latin America " (Foreign Information Series 
No. 5) by Jerome B. Cohen and Henry Beitscher 
[Division of ..Research, Foreign Information Branchj 
July 1, 1942. . 16 p. (H) 

.Contains strictly confidential-reports of trade 
and other conditions in Argentine, Peru, Columbia, 
Brazil, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Chile, Mexico, 
Uruguay, Paraguay and Venezuela. 

96. Price Control and the Americas , by Seymour E. Harris 

Export Price Control. [June 1942]. 2 p, (H) 

Brief explanation and account of export price con¬ 
trol as it operates between,the Americas. 

s' 

97. Reports on Anti-Inflationary Programs in South America , 

by Seymour E. Harris 

Export-Import Price Control. 1943. 128 p. plus 11- 

page appendix. (H) 

Begins with general observations on the Latin- 
. American inflationary problems and continues 
with.special attention to Colombia, Peru, Chile, 
Bolivia and Brazil, in separate chapters. 
"Confidential." 


;(5) General andoMiscellaneous 

$8# . The Economic Impact of rtar Expenditures (The United 

States. Canada and the United Kingdom) 

Division of Research, Price .and Economic Policy Branch, 

January 1943. ■$ p^--plus 6-page appendix. (L) 

The data Gover-calendar years-and for each country. 
Show development from prewar years through 1942. 

. .Tables .after-.reasonably comparable statistical data 

on war expenditures and the resources to support 
them in the respective countries. 

99. Effects of Concentration of Production on Prices in 

■ Great Britain.and Germany 

Foreign Information Section., November 12, 1942. 5 p. 

(H) 

• : Deals primarily with compensation/payments made to 

closed firms. 










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A.l#c # (5) General and Miscellaneous (contd.) 

100. Memoranda on Foreigh, Economic Experience^ - by Raymond W. 

Goldsmith and F. Taylor Ostrander, Jr. 

Defense Finance'Department. • [l94l] 2 p. (H) 

This is an index .of materials prepared by the De¬ 
fense Finance .Department between'August 28, 1940 
and September 13, 1941*Listed chronologically, 
according, to date of issue. 35 items, . 

■ 101. - Organization.of Wartime Control of Product ion. Disr 

tribution and Consumption in Belgium 

Division of Research, Foreign Information Branch, 

February 1?44; 82 p. _ (H) ., , • • 

, Enumerates the. emergency'.supply measures applied 

a£. the; political situation became critical before 
occupation, and•continues in greater detail with 
the control of production, procurement and alloca- 
tion imposed by'German occupation together with 
their system of distribution of' consumer goods, 
.Specimens of pages from ration books and other 
forms and permits, are shown. Appendices show 
weekly food rations for January 1944* allowances 
of self suppliers,- table of point values for 
clothing, .etc.. "Confidential." 

102. Price Control Abroad 

IT )' n.d. 21 p. (H) 

Draws lessons,from.foreign experience, showing 
the spread of price control, the reasons 'behind 
: . its introduction, its basis and scope,, the forms 

it,can take, and its possible effectiveness. With 
• 4 charts . 

. Exists also-in. Pric§.-Control Bill, H.R. 5479, House 

Hearings, revised, Part I, i.941, pp. $8-100. (H) 

103. Price Control of Farm Products in Sweden (Foreign 

Information Series,-No.. 21) 

Division of Research, Foreign Information Branch. 

July 1943. 23 p. (H) 

' Enumerates the considerations responsible for 

Sweden’s wartime policies, and describes the 
measures developed to' pursue /them. 

104. . Price Restraining Subsidies in Other Belligerents , 

by James 3. Earley 

( )' [1943 ] 6 p. (H) 

Points to the connection between subsidies and the 
stability in the cost of living in Germany, Great 
Britain and Canada, 


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A.l.c.(5) 
.'■ •105'. 


106 , 


d, Supply- 
107. 


108. 


109. 


General and Miscellaneous (contd.) 

Rationing of Textiles and Footgear in France 
Foreign Information. Branch. October 1943 . 45 p. 

(H) 

The appendix comprises the major portion of this 
work (pp. 12 - 45 ), including a list of articles not 
rationed, the general table of point values, special 

.tables for exchange articles and working clothes, 

normal reserves for one. person, and those trades 
entitled to more than two work garments per year. 

The discussion is concerned with the rationing of 
textiles and shoes, with standardization and sim¬ 
plification, with allocation of raw materials, and 
w'ith black markets. 

’ Reports and Memoranda on Foreign Economic Experience . 

by Raymond W. Goldsmith and F. Taylor Ostrander, Jr. 

Defense Finance Department. October 2, 1941. 4 P. 

(H) 

Index of materials prepared by the Defense Finance 
Department. Listed chronologically according to 
date of issuance. 38 items . 

and Demand .. .. ^ 

Apparej Demand and Supply in 194 3 

( ) [1942].9 p, (H) 

Memorandum dated.October 20, 1942 from Fictor 
Perlo, with analysis based on 6 -tables showing 
output and requirements. "Confidential." 

Automobiles: The Demand-Supply Situation and Rationing 

Policies (Factual Docket No. 4 ) 

Consumer Requirements Branch, Consumer Division. 

September 21, 1942. 13 p. (H) 

Includes report of remaining supplies on August 1, 
1942 . 4 tables show releases under the rationing 

order, the remaining supply (by States), applica¬ 
tions, and new passenger automobile retail sales. 

Canned Foods (Informational Memorandum No. 6) 

Consumer Requirements Branch,. Consumer Division. 

SeptemberlO, 1942. 5 p. (H) 

Preliminary memorandum (not for public dis¬ 
tribution) to show shortage, of both canned foods 
and tin plate. 













33 


A.l.d. Supply and Demand (contd.) : . , , 

HO, Consumption and New Supply for All Goods as Estimated 
for Third "and Fourth ~ Charters ~ 1942 . 

' ’ Division of Research, Fries Analysis and Reviev^ Branch. 

May 30, 1942. .2 p. (H) : 

Summary,, in table wi form. 

111. Estimates of .Durable Goods'Production. Jan uary 1941-June 
1942 . by Ester Block and Victor Per.lo 

Statistical Analysis Branch, Division of Research. 

August 1942. 15 p. (H) 

Two-page analysis of data contained in 5 tables 
and 2 charts . Appendix pp. 3-15. 

Supplement: Estimates of Durable Goods Produ ction. 

January 1941-September 1942 

November 1942. 3 p. plus 2-page appendix. 

■ 4 tables arid 2' charts . "Confidential." 

112. Estimates of National Income Produced by.. M onths.. 

January 1929-June.1?41 . by Victor Perlo, Sylvia Pines 
and Murray Geisler 

Defense Economics Section, Capacity and Requirements 
Unit, OPACS. -August 25, 1941. 12 p. plus 15-page 

appendix. (H) t 

Presents estimates as a whole and for each major 
industrial.division by mohths. Also describes 
the' methods "by 'Which' these Estimate's were obtained, 
and by which they can be brought up to date. 

Basic figures used are the annual estimates of 
’ national income made by the Department of Commerce 
for the years 1929-1940* 15 tables and I chart . 

"Confidential." 

113. Estimates of Surpluses and Shortages of Nutritive 
Values by Food Groups for 1943 

Division of Research, .’Statistical Analysis Branch. 
December 1942. 11 p. (H) 

Consists almost ‘"entirely of a technical appendix, 
of which.Part I explains the methods of calculation, 
Part II,is an annotated bibligraphy of source mate¬ 
rial, and Part III is a statistical summary in 
5 tables . 

Exists also in 13-page edition. 


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34 


A.l.d. Supply and Demand (contd.) 

114• Estimates of the Distribution of Consumer Income 

. ; - in the-United States 

Division of Research, Consumer Income and Demand Branch. 

June 27, 1942. [Part I, 30 p.; Part II, 16 p.] (H) 

Presents estimates of the distribution of income 
among families and single consumers. Distributions 
shown by income level,, and as proportionate dis¬ 
tributions by tenths and thirds of consumer units, 
and with separate estimates for farm and non-farm 
families, single men and single women. Part I, 
for 1941, comprised of tables I-III; Part II, for 
1942, of tables IV-VI. 

115. Fats an d Oils. by Laurell L. Scranton (Informational 

Memorandum No. 7) 

Consumer Requirements Branch, Consumer Division. 

September 16, 1942- 11 p.-, (H) 

Reviews the general supply-demand situation, re¬ 
ports on stocks and recent price trends, and 
discusses the necessity for careful.consumer uti¬ 
lization and conservation of available supplies. 
"Preliminary and not intended for public distri¬ 
bution.” 

116. Forecast of I nd ustrial Pro d uction in 1942 

Division of Research, Statistical Section, February 
1942. 10 p. (H) 

Analysis of tables of expected production in 1942 
as compared with that of 1941. Detailed notes 
explain the methods of estimation. 3 pages of 
tables. "Confidential.” 

117. ' Fuel Shortage in the Pacific Northwest , by 

John Havener(informational Memorandum No, 2) 

Consumer Division. August 2, 1942. 3 p. (H) 

’• * Factual report of the shortage with specific 

proposals for meeting it. 

118. • Industrial Capacity in the United States, by Robert A. 

Solo 

Defense Economics Section, OPACS. June 19, 1941. 

18 p. plus 12-page appendix. (H) 

A tabulation of productive capacity and related 
data for seventy-one manufacturing industries. 
Industries grouped according to census classi¬ 
fications and sub-grouped when desirable, accord-t¬ 
ing to trade association breakdowns. 














35 


A.l.d. Supply and Demand (contd..) 

119. Industrial Production in the First Quarter of 1942-- 

Actual Compared with Forecast 

Division of Research, Statistical.Analysis Branch. 

May 1942. 49 p. (H) 

Two-page analysis of 23 tables and their respective 
23 charts . "Confidential.^ 

120. Iron and Steel Sc rap Situation 

T y L1940J 6 p. (H) 

This is a report of the supply and demand situation, 
with special emphasis on exports. With covering 
memorandum from Leon Henderson to the President, 
August 30, 1940, in which he recommends "a complete 
embargo on exports of all grades of steel scrap." 
Attached also are three charts showing respectively 
ingot production, scrap exports and scrap prices; 
composite price of No. 1 heavy melting steel scrap 
and composite price of finished steel, pig iron 
and scrap steel, 

121. Meats . by Laurell L. Scranton (Informational Memorandum 

No. 8) 

Consumer Requirements Branch, Consumer Division. 

September 17, 1942. 6 p. (H) 

Factual report of meat supply, consumption, and 
wartime requirements. Concludes with a resume of 
governmental action which affects the meat situa¬ 
tion. "Preliminary and not intended for distribu¬ 
tion." 


122. Meat Supply and Demand , by Richard V. Gilbert 
( ) [1942] [20 p.] (H) 

Memorandum giving analysis of the meat situation 
for the fiscal, yeap of 1943. Dated October 26, 1942. 
For all meats,.poultry and fish. II tables . 
"Confidential." 

123• 1943 Civilian Supply and Requirements for Food and 

Clothing 

Division of Research, Statistical Analysis Branch, 
December 1942. 193 p. (L) 

Study designed as an aid in the development of 
rationing and other control programs. 105 tables 
are analyzed, to show anticipated supply and re¬ 
quirements of different items of food and clothing. 



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A.l.d. Supply and Demand (contd.) » . 

124* Petroleum in the East..,C.oas.t Area , by John..F, Havener 
‘(Factual* Docket* No* l) 

Consumer Requirements Branch, Consumer Division* 

Original edition not seen. Revised, July 16, 1942. 

9 p. (H) 

Discusses the supply of and demand for petroleum 
and its products on the. Fast Coast. Deals with 
pre-war demand, supply and method of transporta¬ 
tion, the disruption of transportation by tanker, 
•expansion of railroad transportation, stocks, 
estimated shipments in June 1942, and 1942-43 
. • demand. 

Revised, July 28, 1942*. 12 p, (H) 

Includes certain July figures.' - ’‘Gondifential." 

12$.' Shoes , bv Albert Viton (Preliminary..and Confidential 
Factual Docket No. 3) 

Consumer Requirements Branch. [September 1942 ?] 

8 p. (H) 

11 Memorandum analyzing the present and prospective 
demand-supply situation for shoes." Much of the 
data and text identical with Informational Memo¬ 
randum No, 10 under the same title, though the 
latter is probably of later date. Thus final 
conclusions and predictions are shomewhat differ¬ 
ent. "Confidential." 

126. Shoes . by Albert Viton (Informational Memorandum No. 10) 
Consumer Requirements Branch, Consumer Division. 

October 2, 1942. 11 p. (H) 

"Memorandum analyzing the present and prospective 
demand-supply situation for shoes." Much of the 
data and text are identical with Preliminary and 
Confidential Factual Docket No. 3, under the same 
title, though certain data in it cover a somewhat 
shorter period. Thus final conclusions and pre¬ 
dictions are not identical. "Confidential." 

127. Volume of Purchases of Goods and Services by Civilians 

Division of Research. June 1, 1942. [3 p.] (H) 

Data for 1941 and first quarter 1942 with fore¬ 
casts for final three quarters of 1942. 

128. Waterproof Rubber Footwear: Supply and Demand 
Situation , by Albert Viton. (Informational Memorandum 
No. $) 

Consumer Requirements Branch, Consumer Division. 
September 10, 1942. 6 p. (H) 

Factual discussion of the problems, with 4 tables . 


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A*l.o. Prices and Living Costs * ' > • 

129* Changes in the Cost of Living - . y ; _ 

(. ] nTd. 7 p. plus 8 -page" appendix. 

(H) 

Review and analysis of data contained in 7 charts 
showing the general effectiveness of the-GMfR. 

130. Food and Fiber Prices 

r ( ) n.d,* 14 p. plus charts. (H) 

Assumes the cost of food, as the largest item in 
living costs, to be basic to control of inflation, 
and attemps thus to show 'the need for including 
food industries under price control. 6 charts . 
Exists also' in Price-Control Bill, H.R. 5479, House 
Hearings, revised, Part 1‘, 1941, pp. 257-276. (H) 

• • .* i, ' . 

131. The Future of the Price Level arid the- War > Price 

• Policy , by-Julius Hipsch ‘ ’ • ■ 

[Research Division] January 9, 1943. 18 p. plus 

2-page appendix. (H) 

Memorandum .’.outlining reasons why def lation is un¬ 
likely after the war. Considers what physical 
. volume of production can reasonably be maintained 
. after a..first period of transition and concludes 
with notes .on the r elativity of a price level and 
the purchasing power ,of the dollar. “Confidential. 1 ' 

-132.: A Graphic Portrayal of the Effects of Price Control 
» on the Cost of Living ’ , . 

( ) : [1944] [5 F.j '(H) 

A series.of 5 charts shows how prices have been 
checked on retail foods, rent and the general 
cost of living. ’* • 

Increases in Government Cafeteria Prices , by 

Victor Perlo 

( • ) November 13, 1942. 2 p. 

(H) 

Memorandum with appendix showing cost evaluation 
. of price increases In government cafeterias - , . on 
a per meal basis. 




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A,l*e. Prices and Living Costs (contd.) 

134• Indexes of Lumber Prices 

Industiral Materials Division, Lumber Branch, 

June 1943. [17 p.] (H) 

Analysis of data contained in 4 tables giving 
wholesale price indexes for different materials 
and different sections of the country. 

Revised, January 1944. 20 p. 

This edition deals with mill price indexes for 
different types of lumber and building materials. 
Revised, July 1944. 

135. Indexes of Wholesale and Retail Prices (Price Analysis 
Series, No. 11) 

Price Analysis and Review Branch, Division of Research. 
June 1, 1942. 41 p. *(H) 

Covers the period Janaury 1939 through April 1942. 

15 tables give wholesale prices of the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics by groups and sub-groups; 3 tables 
show retail figures; and 16 tables give chain and 
• constant-compositioh indexes of controlled and un¬ 
controlled monthly wholesale prices. 

Revised under title ’Wholesale and Retail Prices from 
January 1939 . February 1943 

Adds some new material: (1) Retail food sub-groups; 
(.2) Wholesale and retail price indexes for selected 
periods; and (3) Relative importance (weights) of 
groups and sub-groups in the combined indexes. 

136. The New Regulation on Retail Food Prices 

( . ) n.d. 4 p. (I) 

Anticipates the issuance of new regulations for 
the control of food prices at retail, outlining 
and explaining their provisions. “Material for 
discussion only—not for publication." 

137. Price Indices (Supplement -to Number 11, Price Analysis 
Series [Price Control Report]) 

Division of Research, Price Analysis and Review Branch. 
November 11, 1942. 5 p. (I) 

"These data bring the indexes up to date." Offers 
both wholesale and retail prices in groups I and II. 














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A.l.e. Prices and Living'Costs 


.. 138* 




Pr ices Since--the- Outbreak-of the-War and'Current 

Price Problems 

( : ' ) [1941 •] "20 p. (H) 

" .Reviews conditions of the'"*first world war and those 
of the first year of this‘one, with the 1941 price 
rise, and concludes with, a warning against extended 
. price, increases. 14 charts ',’ 

Exists, also in the Price-Control Bill, H.R* 5479, House 
Hearings, revised,'Part I, i9’41>. PP* 236-256. 

139• Report on Latin American Prices of United States 
''“'•'•• Products -' "■■■■•■ •• • ••■■■■•- • • 

.. Research Unit, Office of‘Expoit import Price Control. 

1 "April 1943.^ ' '5 p. plus 16-page-"appendix, (H) 

First five* pages contain a-summary of the findings 
of State Department attaches in Latin American 
; . .Republics' with respect-to prices quoted in those 
/markets'on. 15. products''imported frcm the United 

■ •• .-.States. The appendix contains an analysis of 

these findings. ’’Confidential. n 

'I 4 &;. The '-Retail - Price ' Lag . .1’ f 

• . , Division.of Research, Price Analysis and Review 

Section 1 ‘April 17,' 1942. ' 28 p, (H) 

Based on Bureau of Labor Statistics, wholesale 
and retail prices, for 100 comparable items. 

12 tables and 22 graphs . 

141 . Sources of information on-Price Trends Since August, 

1939 : - ... . 

..[Research Division] [April 1942 ?] 3 p* (H) 

?. , . 3 tables give percentage increases in the cost of 

living,.and'in"wholesale' prices-food and clothing, 
and certain groups of commodities. Brief analysis 
.. of., each. 

• 142. 3.8 Wavs to Cut Costs in the Manufacture and Sale 

of Consumers'’ Durab3.e Goods 

. Consumers’’Durable Goods Price'Branch. 1942. 14 P* 

(H) (gpq) 

An ’’overall check list of business economies,” 
divided between those of production and distribu¬ 
tion. 


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A.l.e. Price-and Living Costs' (cont'd.) 

143 • War and the Cost of Living, by John Cassels 

Consumer Division. December 7, 1941. 11 p. (H) 

Address at the Conference on Labor in National 
Defense, Harvard University, December 1941. 6 

charts appended. Reviews what has happened to 
the cost of living since the beginning of the 
war and considers what can be done about 
standard of living problems. 

f f Inflation 

.144.' Can Consumer SPENDING be Used to Fight Inflation ? 

I I ) ’ [1943 ?J 62 p. (.3 x 5 in.) 

(H) - 

Brief, succinct, easy-to-read proposal for selling 
post-war certificates for certain durable consumer 
goods —- these to be offered for sale concurrently 
with bonds. 2 charts . 

145. Civilian Spending and Saving 1941 and 1942 

Division of Research, Consumer Income and Demand Branch. 
March 1, 1943. 40 p. (H) 

The discussion is confined to the first nine pages. 
The reminder,is comprised of an appendix of 18 
statistical tables , and an exposition of the chief 
sources of data drawn upon with methods used in 
preparing the report, and the concepts and defini¬ 
tions accepted. 

146', The Consumer Faces Inflation , by Dexter M. Keexer 
Consumer Division. [1942j 6 p, (H.) 

Attempts to describe what is meant by “inflation,” 
and to suggest logical means to,relieve the up¬ 
ward pressures on prices. Address before the 
School on Taxation and Price Control of the District 
of Columbia League of Women Voters, April 21, 1942. 

147, Control of Prices and Infla tion, by Leon Henderson 

t ) [1942T 11 p. (H) 

Speech before the National Farm Institute, Des 
Moines, Iowa, February 21, 1942. A diagnosis 
of the problems of inflation, with hints of gen¬ 
eral ways in which to solve them. 

Exists also in 7-page edition. 


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l.f. Inflation (contd.) 

148, Econo mic Study of Ea u Claire, Wisconsin 

LRegion VIIJ [1943 T 15 p.~pius [2ft-page]'appacdix. 

(H) ' ! . 

This is the report of a study made to determine 
whether an inflationary-nk^v-ement-sufficlent to 

• * threaten: the pric'e ceiling structure of the Office 

of Price Administration existed in Eau Claire. 

The study was planned to discover the social and 
economic basis of the city-in; a normal period; 
and its situation when war needs forced the stop¬ 
page -of normal production; to'establish the 
economic consequences of the defense plants 
located there; and to measure the effectiveness 
of price control in October 1942. ‘ 12 tables ." 

149. - Fighting- Inflation- -in - 4 44—The ■ Wartime-Job' Before Us 

(OPA Information- Leaflet for Schools and Colleges. 

Leaflet No. 9) 

Educational Services Branch, Department of Information. 

December 1943. 2 p, (H) 

Brief statement of current factors making for 
inflation, wit-h-a 7'point program for its 
avoidance. Factual. 

150, The Inflationary Effects of Small Increases in Price 

and Cost Elements in Wartime , by'James S. Earley 

[.Office of Economic Adviser ?] [1943] 12 p. (H) 

Presents and expands on five major reasons why 
“small”'increases-in prices or cost elements 
cannot Safely be permitted under the wartime 
economic stabilization program. Statement before 
the Interstate Commerce Commission. 

151. 1 The Inflationary Gan—Its : Meaning-and Significance 

for Policy Making , by Walter S. Salant 
( ) [1941] 13 p. (H) 

A paper presented in New York City to the 
Econometric Society at its annual meeting, 

December 29, 1941. 

Exists also in American Economic Review, Volume 32, 

No. 2, June 1942, and in reprint from same, (I) 



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A.l.f. Inflation (contd.) 

152. The Universal Impact of Inflation: What it Means - 
to Various Groups-.in the Community 

I ' - ) n.d. 21 p. plus 5-page .appendix, 

• (H) ■ 

Considers the effect- of inflation on the wage 
earners y the farmer, the business man and the 
saver, as well as its general effect on the whole 
defense program. Concludes with a set of prin¬ 
ciples to be used as a guide to a price control 
program in the 11 present emergency/’ 5 charts . 

3 tables . 

Exists also in the Price-Control Bill, H.R, 5479, 

House Hearings, revised, Part I, 1941, pp. 146-156. 

153* The World War Inflation 

( ) n.d. 15 p. GO- 

Reviews the history of inflation during and 
after the first World War to establish the 
efficacy of price controls, to stress the re¬ 
lationship between price and production, and 
the connection between wholesale prices, wages 
and the cost of living. Concludes with a dis¬ 
cussion of the aftermath of deflation which 
follows all periods of inflation. 26 charts 
(not included in the pagination)• 

Exis-ts-also in Price-Control Bill, H.R. 5479, House 
Hearings, revised, Part I, 1941> PP# 204-224. 

g. Black Markets 

154. Excerpt from Monthly Report of Dallas Regional Office 
for May 1944 with reference to Poultry Investigations 

in Northwest Arkansas 

Food Enforcement Division. [1944] 3 p# (H) 

Report on a black-market in poultry, and the means 
finally developed to drive it out. In the form of 
a memorandum from Robert C. Finley (per Herman A# 
Greenberg), June 7, 1944. 

155. The Facts About the Black Market in Gasoline and the 
Responsibilities of Government. Industry, and the 

Public in the Fight to Smash it 
l ' • ) April 1, 1944. 18 p. (H) 

Describes 'the market in stolen and counterfeit 
coupons, outlines what the government is doing 
to stop it, and how different groups can assist. 




















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,l.h # Profits 

156. Part I: Comparative Profits of 200 War Contractors 
and 1559 Other Large Industrial Corporations, 1939- 

1941; Part II: Profits of Consolidatcd Corporations, 
and "War" Subsidiaries, 1939-1941 (War Profits Studies 
No. 3) 

Division of Research, Price Analysis & Review Branch. 
November 1942. 24 p. (H) 

Part I offers analysis of 1 chart and 2 tables 
to show comparative profits before and after 
income taxes. Part II shows profits before 
income taxes, and profits and return on invested 
capital after taxes. 2 charts and 1 table . 

157. Corporate Profits in the First Six Months of 1942 (War 
Profits Studies No. 4 ) 

Division of Research, Price Analysis & Review. 

November 1942. 15 p. (H) 

Shows profits before' income taxes and after, and 
provides a comparison of war contractors and 
others. 4 tables and 2 charts . 

15B. Economic Criteria of Fair and Reasonable Profits 
(‘Price Policy Series, No. 5) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy Branch. 
July 1942. 22 p. (H) 

Outlines the problem, defines profits, suggests 
possible standards and shows how they would 
apply. . ."For.^Staffuse only." 

159• Estimates and Forecasts of Corporation Profits 

Division of Research, Statistical Branch. May 1942. 

41'P. (H) 

Forecasts for 1942 based on figures for the years 
1929 through 1941. Figures are restricted to 
corporations and cover them as a whole with sep¬ 
arate tables and charts for certain groups. 

• 17.charts. 17 tables . 

160. 1936-39 as Base Period for Fair Profit Determination 

(Price Policy Series, No. 9) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy 
Branch. December 1942, 3 p. pltis 6 -page appendix. 

Defends the choice of the 1936-39 period as the 
base for the determination of fair profits. 
l__table. 5 charts . "For Staff use only." 


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A.l.h. Profits (contd.) • • ... 

j vJ y • 

161. Profits. 1939-1942. Wholesale Eood Grocers (War 
Profits Studies No. 6) \ ' ’ 

Division of Research, Price'Analysis 1 And Review 
Brainch. June 1943. 12 p. '(H) 

Verbal and graphic analysis of data. 4 charts. 
9 tables . “Strictly confidential," 


162. Profits. 1936-1942: Fruit and Vegetable Canners (War 

Profits Studies, No.’ 8) 

Division of Research, Price' Analysis and Review Branch. 

August 1943. 20 p, (H) ' 

Analysis to show profits in relation to salete, 
and in relation to now worth and to invested 
capital. 6 charts and 5 tables . "Strictly 
confidential." 


163. Profits. 1936-42: Meat Packers (War Profits Studies 

No. 9) 

Division of Research, Price Analysis and Review Branch. 

August 1943. 26 p. (H) 

Divided into three sections to show both profits 
in relation to sales, and profits in relation to 
invested capital, 1936-1942> of 53 meat packers; 
1941"1942 of 77 packers; and of the first quarter 
1942' and 1943, of 38 companies. With tables and 
J " 6 charts . "Strictly confidential." 



165. 



■ Profits. 1936-1942: Women^s-Hosiery Manufacturers 

(War Profits Studies, No, 7} 

Division of Research, Price Analysis and Review 

Branch, : July 1943.. 18 p. 1 ;(H) 

Analysis of data from companies.grouped by size, 
type and class, and to shbW 1 individual returns 
on sales and on net worth. A^ehari s, 5 tables. 
"Strictly confidential. , 

■ 

Profits of 1753 Large- Industr.iaX Corporations, 1939~ 

1941 (’War Profits'Studies, No. 1) 

Division of Research, Price .analysis; & Review Branch. 

November 1942, 27 p, (H) 

Compares profits of these establishments with 
all net-income corporations, and shows profits 
before income taxes, ■ in relation to net sales 
and after taxes. 5 1 dharts, 9 tables . 


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A.l.h. Profits (contd.) 

166. Profits of 200 Important War-Contractors, 1939-1941 ' 
(War Profit Studies, No. 2) 

Division of Research Pries, Analysis and Review Branch. 
November 1942. , 17. p* ; ,. (H) . . „ 

Study of the profits resulting from war orders to 
100 prime contractors and 100 subcontractors, 
1939-1943.. Deals individually with profits before 
income taxea, with return ori invested capital be¬ 
fore after taxes, and with profits after taxes. 

11-tables and .7 Charts .. .. 

i, Reconversion, Surpluses and Postwar Problems 

167. Address by Chester Bowles. OPA Administrator, at 
the Dallas Chamber of Commerce. Dallas. Texas. 

August 21, 1944 

Department of Information* August 1944i 6 p. 

(K) 

Concerned with what the returning service men 
may expect of the post war economy. Anticipates 
the same miracle of production in peace as in 
war * 

168. Forecasting Postwar Demand , by Jacob L* Mosak 

T 5 September 1944* 14 p» (H) 

Estimates the level of the gross national product 
which the United States will be able to produce 
in the postwar period and the combined amount of 
government expenditure and private capital 
formation necessary to maintain full employment. 
Concludes with a three-point program to insure 
full employmer: * ‘ 

169# The Geographical Impact of Surplus Disposal and 

Reconversion , by Harvey Pinney (Economic Readjust¬ 
ment Memorandum No. l) 

OPA Committee on Economic Demobilization May 20, 
1944. 21 p. (H) 

Comprised largely of two tables, with analysis. 
Table-I "provides a rough picture of the probable 
impact of reconversion and other transition 
period problems upon OPA field offices." Table 
II shows in broad outline the 1939 geographic 
distribution of manufacturing in the United 
States. "For official use - not for publication." 














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A.l.i. Reconversion, Surpluses and Postwar Problems (contd.) 

170 . Optimism in Post-War Planning: An Appraisal of 

■ . n Markets. After the War T », by, Jacob.L^...Mosak 

Division of Research. March 1944. 23 p. (H) 

Concerned with the study prepared by the Depart¬ 
ment of Commerce and “issued at the request of 
the Committee for Economic Development," which 
is held responsible for the optimism over post¬ 
war private spending. 


171• Our Pricing Objectives in the Reconversion Period 
( •) October-1944. 8 p. (H) 

Memorandum from Chester 5 Bowles to all members 
of OPA advisory committees. Reviews the history 

.of pripjes during-.and fpiipwing. ; th2 last war, 

warns of the,, dangers- to .the. .1945 economy, sug- 

.gosts the size of the. peconvarsion problem, 

discusses pricing objectives for. this period, 

> ‘and notes alternative roads which we may travel; 

that to full production; or that to 19 million 
unemployed. Concludes by reporting stops 
already taken by the. Office.: .of...Price Administration. 

' 6 charts . 

T ' * - 

172. A Plan for Instalment Selling for Post-War Delivery 
by Rolf Nugent 

( ) Original edition not seen. 

Revised, December 1942. 120 p 0 - (H) 

Outlines objectives, by-products, incentives for 
purchasers, work and motivation of other partici¬ 
pants and a scheme for treasury payments and 
... federal. Reserve Board management. Discusses also 
the problem of postwar prices, the control of 
priorities, and the mechancis of'the plan in 
. - i operation. 

Revised, March 1943. 61 p. (H) - 

Apparently identical with the December 1942 
version. "Confidential."- 

A k v . • 

173. "The Role of Government After the War," by Chester 

: :• Bowles 

( , ) May 8, 1944. Up. (H) 

Emphasizes the central role which government 
must play, and.the consequent need to organize 
it. t.o function adequately and democratically. 

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A.l.i. Reconversion, Surpluses and Postwar Problems (contd.) 

174. Sales of Surplus Materials by War Agencies 
J- • ) 11943 J 3 p. (H) 


Memorandum from Allen Coe to price executives 
and chief counsels, December 30, 1943. Con¬ 
cerned primarily with the establishment of ceil¬ 
ing prices for government goods (and not with 
the establishment of ceiling prices governing 
their resale by purchasers.from.the government). 
Proposes a 3-point plan and requests certain 
information. 

175• Talk by Richard V. Gilbert. Economic Advisor to the 
Administrator, before the Marketing Conference of 

the American Management Association. New York 

January 13. 1944 . 

( ) [1944] 6 p. (H) 

Considers postwar controls of marketing. 

176. Transition Period Migration 
Committee on Economic Demobilization. August 23, 

1944. 5 p v (L) 

.'Considers different aspects of the problem of 
the migration of workers in the .postwar period, 
the necessary information to be secured to be 
prepared for it, and possible, methods of meeting 
the situation when it comes. Lists agencies 
known to be interested in the problem. 

177. Transition Problem of the Construction Industry. 
by Harvey Pinney (Economic Readjustment Memorandum 

No. 2) 

OPA Committee on Economic Demobilization. July 7, 1944. 
59 p. (H) 

Examines the cerditions controlling the ex¬ 
pansion of construction during the transition 
and early postwar periods with the view to re¬ 
lating :those conditions to problems, of price 
and rent control and to requirements for govern¬ 
ment action generally. Prepared as a working 
paper for' discussion purposes only and not for 

publication”.,.“its proposals are policy 

and action potentials only and should not be 
taken to state policies officially adopted by 
the OPA at this time.' 1 






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2. Price Control Measures and Techniques 


a. General and Miscellaneous 


(l) Theory, Analyses and Discussion Related to .Policy 

178. Adjustable Pricing 

( ) [1942] 2 p. (H) 

' Memorandum from J. K. Galbraith and David Ginsburg, 
April 17, 1942, submitting for comment the para¬ 
graph to permit adjustable pricing proposed for in¬ 
sertion in the regulations. 

179. Analysis and Comment by the Price Administrator on 

Amendments to the Emergency Price Control Act and 

' the Stabilization Act contained in Bills Passed by 

the Senate and House of Representatives 
( ) June 15, 1944 . 49 p. (H) 

Considers the amendments contained in the two 
bills in the order of the sections in the present 
Acts which the bills amend. 

180. An Analysis of the New Price Control Act 

( ) July 15, 1944. 6 p. (L) 

Concerned largely with the weaknesses-of the 
hew Act. 


181. The Buying and Selling Provisions and the Price 
Bill (H,R. 5990) 

( ) n.d. 3 p. (H) 

Analysis and argument to show that the provisions 
■in the original price control bill should be re- 
... stored. 

Exists also in the Hearings before the Senate Com¬ 
mittee on Banking and Currency for H.R. 5990, 
pp, 239-248, December 1941. 

182^. Cost and Price Equalization, Especially with Equal¬ 
ization Funds, by Julius Hirsch 

[Research Division] September 1942. 24 p. (H) 

Memorandum to Leon Henderson et al., on the 
‘'Flexible Price Policy." Originally the ^ 
third-part of a paper on the-"Necessity of 
Centralized Industrial Organization." 


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A.2.a.(l) 

183 

• •. ; 18 ^ 


18$, 


'186 


Theory, Analyses and Discussion Related to Policy 
(conid.) 


, Development of Pric ■ Control and Transition Price 
Problems , by Donald H. Wallace 

( ) [1944] I6.p._ (0 

Outlines pricing method and policies with their 
results. Concludes with a discussion of transit-*.a 
tion problems. This is a speech delivered at 
the School of Public. Administration, Harvard 
University,. June 12, 1944• 

... \ 


Examination of -.the Brookings Institution Price 

' Control' Pamphlet __J:j. 

'division of''Research.' . November. 1, 1941. 29 p. 

• W -TiV 

‘Reviews We attack on the defense program of 
prices, wages, and profits in the Brookings 
pamphlet, “Effect of the Defense Program on 
Prices, Wages and Profits," and proceeds to 
attempt a refutation of its four basic pro¬ 
positions . . 6 - tables . . ’’Confidential. M 


, Facing the Price Problem • 

Division of Research,.Price. Analysis and Review 
Branch, April 23, 1942. 42 p. (H) 

Reviews developments leading..to.the general 
ceiling, and analyzes, the inflationary pros¬ 
pects to make the point that .'a general ceiling 
is necessary to prevent inflation and balance 
the price structure. 11 figures and 2 tables . 

Text identical with Developments Leading to the 
General Ceili . 

Second printing, June 10, 1942. 50 p, (H) 

Adds a section and 3 figures on the position 
of the farmer. 


Measuring the ’’Lag, 11 the ’’Squeeze,” the "Roll-back." 

(Price Analysis Series, No. 9; originally numbered 

8 by error) . 

Division of.Research, Price Analysis and Review 

Branch. May.l, 1942. 17 p. (H) 

Concerned with the .relationship between retail' 
and wholesale prices—with the adjustment of 
retail prices to current wholesale prices, and 
whether they have achieved ’’balance” with 
current replacement oosts. "Confidential”. 


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A.2.a.(l) Theory, Analyses and Discussion Related to Policy 
(contd.) 

187. Memorandum on Certain Questions of ^Construction of 
the Emergency Price Control Ac.t- of. 1942 and of the 

Stabilization Act pf October 2,. 1942 
( .) ■ May 1, 1944. 13 p. (L) 

Discusses’ the questions on the relationship 
between the two Acts, the effect of the Presi- 
: dent’s order of.April 8, 1943, and the reasons 

for the use, under the-first Act, of the 1936-39 
. base period. 

188. The Present Price Control Authority of the President 

- - • - - ' -and-the Office- of Price''Administration and Civilian 

Supply , by David Gins burg. 

General Counsel, OPACS. . [1941] 21 p. (H) 

1 Memorandum.’ to Leon Henderson, May 8, 1941. Re - 
- - views the.nature of the- price schedules and the 

objections thereto, summarizes the underlying 
authority for their existence with precedents 
supporting them .and shows the schedules to be 
but one aspect of the price stabilization pro- 
• gram. * 

- -■ ■* Exists also in the Price-Control Bill, H.R. 5479, 

House Hearings, .revised, Part I, 1941, PP« 373-384. 


189. Price Control in the Republic of Colombia 

Foreign Information Branch* January 1943. 68 p. 

(L) 

This is comprised entirely of memoranda released 
* • with the consent of thejUnited States Department 

- of State and the government of the Republic of 

Columbia in the hope that they jpay prove useful 
to- government officials in the hemisphere who are 
• ’ interested in the problems of price control. The 

organization of a price control office, the 
selection of <jc..uaodities for control, the advan¬ 
tages of different pricing techniques, criteria 
for drafting price control regulations and 
methods available for controlling the sale prices 
of imported goods receive particular attention. 


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A.2.a.(l) Theory, Analyses and discussion Related to Policy 
(contd.) 

190. Pricing of Joint Products (Price. Policy Series, 

" ' No. 8) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy 
Branch. . November 1942. 9 p. (H) 

Argument to show that the general pricniples 
for observing maximum prices are inadequate 
for pricing joint products, and that histori¬ 
cal relations cannot represent more than an 
initial guide and should be modified wherever 
basic strategical considerations require it. 

H For Staff use only.” 

191. The Program of the Office of Price Administration 

on Individual Price Adjustment Action . 

( ) [1942]12p» («) 

Memorandum from J. K. Galbraith, October 7, 1942. 
Outlines a positive program for dealing with in¬ 
dividual adjustments. "Confidential. 

192. The Proposed Legislation for Emergency Price Control 

Does Not Contravene the Fifth Amendment 

X ) n.d. 21 p. (H) 

Seeks to prove that "meansuTes related to a pur¬ 
pose in the interest of national defense are not 
repugnant to the. due process clause unless they 
are unwarrantably arbitrary or oppressive" and 
that "the pro osed legislation is not unreasonable, 
arbitrary, or capricious and does not go beyond 
the purposes of national defense." 

Exists also in Price-Control Bill, H.R. 5479, House 
Hearings, revised, Part I, 1941, pp. 302-309. (H) 

193. Proposed Progr am of Pr ice-Control 

l J March IS, 1942. 8 p. (H) 

Reviews the board tentative program for action 
on prices for staff consideration. Attached 
are also: Pl an for Present ati on of Retai l 
Price Program" March 23, 1942, "12 p.; and"a memo¬ 
randum "from J. K. Galbraith to the administrator 
April 2, 1942, 15 p. This last outlines the 
organization set up to administer the proposed 
program and summarizes the discussion of the 
rationale of the recommendations being made. 
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52 


A.2 # a.(l) Theory, Analyses and Discussion Related.to Policy 
(contd.) 

194. The Retail Squeeze 

.( ) n.d. 7 p. (I) 

Analysis of the characteristics of the squeeze, 
t and of measures that can be expected to absorb it. 
Appendices 1, 2, 3, 4* n.d. [13 p.] (i) 34-3248 

9 tables and explanation of procedures followed • 

195 • The Standards of the Bill Proposing the Emergency 
Price Control Act of 1941 are Sufficiently Definite 

to Meet all Constitutional Requirement s 
( ) OPACS July 29, 1941. 22 p. 

(H) 

Seeks to show that the "standard set forth in the 
bill are fully as definite as those enunciated in 
comparable legislation which has been upheld by 
the Supreme Court, even in the absence of a 
national emergency, against attack on the ground 
of invalid delegation of legislative powers," 
and that "in any event the standards set forth 
in the bill are well within the broader delegation 
which may properly be permitted in a national 
emergency." 

Exists also in the hearings for the Price-Control Bill, 
H.R. 5479, House Hearings, revised, Part I, 1941, 
pp. 310-318. (GPO) There exists also an updated mimeo¬ 
graph by the same title and'very similar in content— 
possibly the original draft of the above. 17 p. 

(I) . 16093 

196, Statement in Answer to the Second I nt ermediate Report 
of the Select Committee to Investigate Executive 

Offices 

( ) [December 9, 1943] . 34 P* 

(H) 

Analyzes and answers the 26 charges made by the 
Smith committee. 

197. Statement of Chester Bowles. Administrator, to the 
Senate Banking and Currency Committee on Proposed 

Amendments to the Price Control Act. April 27-, 1944 . 

T I r 11944 J OP. (H) 

Analyzes and assesses specific proposals for 
amendments in the" fields..of price, rent, pro¬ 
cedures and enforcement provisions. 


















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A.2.a.(l) Theory, Analyses and Discussion. Related to Policy 
(contd.) 


198, Statement of James F. Brownlee. Deputy Administrator 
for Price, Office of Price Administration, before the 

Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, March 17,, 

I p 4 , ) [1944] 5 p. (H) 

Speaks to four'fundamental questions raised the 
previous day: pertaining to allowing price in¬ 
creases to reflect cost increases; the cost 

." -standard"for a"particular product of - a'multiple- 

product industry;the justification of price ad- 
. . justmehts "for individual se-llers-; and profits 

for all sellers on all items sold, 

199. The Statute is Not Unconstitutional on the Ground Tha_t 
It Does Not Guarantee a Profit to Each Producer 

( ) n.d. 22 p. (H) 

Argues that, the alleged constitutional objection 
relates to a possible executive application; that 
the fixing of maximum prices is a regulation, 
rather than a , n taking 11 of property, and that re¬ 
gulation does not,require permitting a profit 
to each producer., 

.- Exists also in Price-Control Bill, H.R. 5479, House 
Hearings, revised. Part I, 1941, PP. 319-327. (H) 

200• The Strategy of Price Control Under’ the Defense Pro¬ 
gram (Price Policy Series, No. 1) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy 
Section. December 1, 1941. 18 p. (H) (GPO) 

Discusses the causes and economic effects of 
price increases,' and the various methods of 
price control, "For Staff use* only." 



Testimony of James F. Brownlee. OPA Deputy Adminis¬ 

trator for Price, before the House Banking and Cur¬ 
rency Committee on the Renewal of Price Control 
( ) April 14, 1944. 21 p. 

(H) 

Discusses cor. :ions under which celling prices 
must be increased, conditions under which upward 
adjustment in ceiling prices are made for in¬ 
dividual sellers, and those under which prices 
may be reduced. Offers some general criticisms 
and proposals for change in the law. 




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A.2.a.(l) Theory, Analyses and Discussion Related to Policy 
(eontd.) 

202 # Validity of Provision in the Ration Order Prohibiting 

Sale of the Rationed Commodities at Prices above the 

Applicable-Ceilings 

( ) [1943] 5 p. (H) 

M Memorandum from Nathaniel L. Nathanson and Walter 
J. Derenberg to Thomas I* Emerson, March 24, 1943. 

203• Validity of the Procedural Provisions of the Proposed 

Emergency Price Control Act 

( ) n.d. 32 p. (H) 

Reviews the procedural - provisions of the bill to 
disclose the safeguards set up for its application 
' and to insure the most careful exercise of the 
power it confers in the way of administrative pro¬ 
cedure, judicial review*•temporary restraining 
orders and others. 

Exists also in the Price-Control Bill, H,R. 5479, 

House Hearings, revised, Part I, 1941, PP. 328-340. 

(2) Reports, Summaries and Histories 

204# The Accomplishments of‘Price Control (Price Control 

Report, No. 12) 

Division of Research, Price Analysis & Review Branch. 
January 15, 1943. 18 p. (H) 

Discusses dollar savings to the government, to 
consumers and to farmers, resulting from price 
-control policies. Factual* 5 graphs and 6 
tables . 

205 i Activities of the Office of Price Administration in 

Puerto Rico 

Region IX. [1944 ?] 31 p. (L) 

Outlines the organization policy and the basic 
legal authority of the Office of Price Adminis¬ 
tration, discusses the'price economy of Puerto 
Rico and its special problems of price control, 
and summarizes the results obtained. Concludes 
with a review of /the development of the rationing 
program. 


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.(2) Reports,: Summaries and Histories (contd.) . 

206, The Activities of the Price Stabilization Division 
and the Office of Price Administration and Civilian 

Supply ..- - 

( ) n.d. 43. p. .(») 

.Cites evidence to show the importance of price 
control in basic materials, and the urgency for 
enforcement powers for such control. Reviews 
types of action already employed and anticipates 
future price control problems. 14 charts, 5 
". tables . 

Exists also in Price-Control Bill, H.R. 5479, House 
Hearings, revised, Part I, 1941> PP* 277-301. 

207, Battle Stations:for ,AH 

Office of Price Administration and Office of War In¬ 
formation, Department of Agriculture, Brueau of the 
Budget, Department of Commerce, Federal Reserve Board, 

. Department of Labor, National Housing Agency, Office 
of Economic Stabilization, Department of the Treasury, 
War Labor Board, War Manpower Commission, and.War 
Production Board. February 1943* 128 p. (H) u 

(gpo) 

Reports on the fight to control'living costs and 
on the policies of the different departments and 
agencies, administering the program.• 

208, Chronological .Outline of Events and Situations in 
QPA History to July .1. 1943. by H istorical Records 
Office, Robert E,. Stone, Director 

Historical Records Office. January 1944* 55 p. 

(H) 

Separate parts deal respectively with the pre-fall 
of France period, the period during which the 
features .of a national program emerged, the OPACS 
period, the period of OPA as an executive agency, 
its history under the Emergency Price Control 
Act of 1942, as well as more recent history to 
.July 1, 1943. Concludes with the outline for a 
discussion of trends, situations, and problems 
not limited to any one period. 

209, Comparative Behavior of Controlled and Uncontrolled 
Wholesale Prices (Price Control Report, No. 10) 

Division of Research, Price Analysis & Review Branch. 
May 23, 1942. 4 P. plus 5-pages of tables and 

figures. (H) 

Verbal and grz ’ ic analysis of data contained in 
3 tables, 2 f: nres . "Provisional and subject to 
revision," 


















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A*2.a,(2) Reports, Summaries and Histories (contd.) 

210• Dollar Savings through Price Control 

Division of Research, Price Analysis and Review.Branch. 
December 15,‘ 1942. [6 p.] (L) 

. One-page summaries show estimates of savings to 
the government on the cost of the war, to con¬ 
sumers, and to farmers. Also shows estimates of 
, savings to consumers provided by the GMPR. Con¬ 

tained in a memorandum from Don Humphrey. 

211. The Effectiveness of Price Control (Price Control 
Report, No. 13) 

Division of Research, Price Analysis and Review Branch, 
[1942 ?] 27 p. (H) 

' Pertains* to control at the wholesale level to 
October 1942. 11 tables and 12 charts . 

212. The Effectiv e ness of Price Control in 1941 .[(Price 
Control Report f designated as PA-2) 

Research Division. February 2, 1942. 4 p. (H) 

Compares the relative efficacy of the formal and 
informal controls in force. * Table and 2 figures . 
"Confidential. 11 

213. The Effectiveness of Selective Price Control (Price 
Control Report No; 7) 

Division of Research, Price Analysis & Review Branch. 

May 1, 1942. 20 p. plus 18-page appendix. (H) 

Summary and analysis of data contained in 14 tables 
and 4 charts. Covers period to April 1942. "Pro¬ 
visional and subject to revision." 

214. Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 , by T. Richard 
Witmer 

(( ) February 3, 1942. 4 P* 

(«> 

A summary. 


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A.2.a.(2) Reports, Summaries and Histories (contd.) 

.... 215. Emergency Pride Control'Le'glsiation 

General'Counsel,'OPACS. July 10, 1941. 10 p. 

(H): ; - . • : .. 

.. . Presents a picture of the then-current price 

X. situation, with an explanation of why prices were 

were rising* Continues with an outline of the 
consequences of inflation to indicate that legis¬ 
lation is necessary to’ curb it. Concludes with 
■ . -and analysis of the. main-.provisions-of the bill 

.‘passed by the"'H0USC to“show"poin€s at which it 

•. v ’ . should be strengthened*. ’ ; 

Exists also in the Emergency.Price Control Act, H.R. 
5990,-Senate hearings, 1941, p>p, 210-218. “Strictly 
confidential." . . \ . 

216, Examples of Savings to Government and to.Consumers 
Resulting'from PricejControl on Spacific Products 

. J ~ . ) [1942J 4 P. (5T” 

: • Memorandum from Don-Humphrey citing specific 
t cases* 7 of savings .to government, 3 to 
farmers, and;6 to consumers, 

-■.I?-7• Facts About - the -0PA-Administrator *s Claim 

C." . '" 7.7 ).h.a; 3 p, ITT 

■ Describes the authority for collecting payments 
, where buyers do not sue to collect, as provided 

in the act of June 1944# 

218. Federal Price Control. July 1. 1940—February 10. 1942 

(' 7 ) [1942] 127 p. Th)(GP0) 

This little, book contains, a digest of all public 
'ahnoUhcemerlts made by the ' Office' of Price Adminis¬ 
tration apd its predecessors during the period 
when price control activities were carried out 
under executive order of the President. Provides 
date and PM number of the announcement. From 
Abrasives to Zinc. 

219• Final Basic Statement on Price Ceilings 

( ) n.d. 3 "p. (H) 

Summary of the reasons for price control. Con¬ 
cludes with "the five commandments of Price Con¬ 
trol." 






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A,2.a,(2) Reports, Summaries and Histories (contd.) 

220. One Year of Retail Price Control (Price Control 
Report, No. 15) 

Division of Research, Price Analysis & Review Branch. 
June 1943. 15 p. (H) 

Covers the period between May 1942 and May 1943. 
Analysis of data contained in tables . 2 graphs . 

221. The OPA Consumer Advisory Committee 

T~ •) December 1944. 19 P. (H) 

This is a brief history of the organization and 
activities of the committee, with a short sketch 
of the background and.interest of ’ each of its 
. members. 

222. OPA Consumer Compliance Study 

T5 [1944] 6 p. (H) 

Summarizes the findings of a.study conducted by 
interviewing 5000 women who do their own shopping. 
Reports on their knwoledge about price control, 
consumer action, attitudes, compliance, experience 
with ration boards, etc. Contained in a memorandum 
from Eugene Katz to Chester Bowles. 

223* The Pattern of Selective Price Control. (Price Control 
Report, No. 8) 

Division of Research,. Price Analysis & Review Branch. 

May 15, 1942. 25 p. '(H) 

Analysis and summary ofldata contained in 10 
tables and 2 figures . ’’Provisional and subject 
to revision.” 

224. The Present Status of Policy Governing the Presenting 
of the Price Control Plan 
( ) [1942] 2 p. (H) 

Memorandum from DMK [Dexter M. KeezerJ to the 
Retail Price Policy Committee. To cover sources 
for figures in Parts I and II of Price Control 
Manual, April 8, 1942. 













(2) Reports, Summaries and. Histories (contd.) 

225. Price Control Manual (Parts I, II, and V issued under 
title P. C, Manual) 

:• ( ) April 6 to 28, 1942. 5 parts. 

( H ) . 

•Xl. and. II ] April..6*.O.. 942 .. -(and AprilS-, 1942). Bp. 

I. Guiding Principles 

I. Why General Price Control is Being Instituted.*.. 
•'•''Appendix to II, entitled Sources for Figures in Parts I 
'and II of Price Control Manual 

( Originial edition not seen. 

Revised, n.d. 3 p. (H) 

Presented in table, form.. .Covering memorandum on the 
present status of policy governing the presentation 
of the price 'control plan, dated April 20, 1942. 

' ’’Confidential'.^- 

III. Originial edition 1 not seen. 

'Revised, April 28, [1942] 26 p. 

Outline of 'the GMFRj the Retailers’ Job under the 
MSI 5 and Wholesaling and' Manufacturing under the 
GMPR. 

....... * • 

Plan of Organization■and Action under GMPR. 

• V. April-8, 1942 . 12 p. 

The■Rent •Program * ' * 

'Appendix to V, entitled Rent•Division , April 13, 1942. 
m p. v.. 

Designations*and Maximum Rent Dates of 323 Defense- 
Rental Areas. 

• .h .Revised., .under title. . Price. Control Handbook , July 1, 1942. 

22 p. 

With some omissions, notably of appendices, the out- 
' * ' line and text are identical with the original. Part 
- II dated June 16, 1942: part IV, June 25, 1942. 

226. The Record of OPA ' 

( _ ) January 1944. 3 p. (H) 

Brief outline of price actions, rent actions and 
rationing programs in 1943. 

227. The Relation 3etween Price Mover:.ents and the Extent of 

Control (Price Control Report, No. 14) 

Division of Research, Price analysis and Review Branch. 
February 4 , 1943. 44 p. (H) 

Summary and analysis of price movements at both 
wholesale and cost-of-living levels. 13 tables and 
9 charts. To October 10, 1942. 
















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A,2.a.(2) Reports, Summaries and Histories (contd.) 

228. Renewal of the Price Control Act , by Chester Bowles 

F ) March 15, 1944. 119 p. (H) 

Presentation before the Senate Banking and Currency 
Committee, largely in poster form, with graphs, tables 
and pictograms. Reviews the history of 'World War I with 
respect to the cost of living and subsequent economic 
health, and compares prices with those of World War 
II to ass.ess the achievements of OPA and to show the 
need for its continuation. 

229. A Short History of OPA v 

Office of Price Administration and Office of War In¬ 
formation. [February 1943] 2 p. (H) 

Briefest summary of changes in price control 
machinery, beginning with NDAC. 

230. Statement by Leon Henderson. Administrator. OPA. before 

the Senate Agricultural Committee. October 26. 1942. 

10:00 AM 

( ) [1942] 3 P. (H) 

Brief justification of OPA program. 

231. Statement by the Secretary of the Navy on Extension of 

the Price Control Act before the Senate Banking and 

Currency Committee. April 17. 1944 

I ) [ 1944 ] 4 P. (H) 

Expands upon three fundamental ways in which the 
stabilization program has benefited the Navy. 

232. Statement of Chester Bowies. Administrator. Office of 

Price Administration, before the Senate Committee on 

Banking and Currency. March 15. 1944 
( )L1944J 13p. (H) 

Outlines the problems and the achievements of OPA 
to date and requests renewal of the statutes with¬ 
out significant change. 

233• Statement of James S. Earley 

Office of the Economic Advisor. n.d. 20 p. (H) 

Continues 11 to date" the report of the price stabili¬ 
zation program from April 30, 1942. Relates every 
action to the threat of inflation. 

















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A. 2.a.(2) Reports, Summaries and Histories (contd.) 

234. Statement -of OPA- Low-End Production' Policy ' 

( “ ~j [1942 ] 2 p. , (H) 

Based on the' assumption that the problem of insuring 
the production of low-end items is essentially one 
of price control, and within the, jurisdiction of the 
Office of Price Administration. Attached to a memo¬ 
randum from Henry S. Reuss and Walter Thompson to the 
Policy Committee, September 17,- 1942. 


233. Statement of Price Administrator Chester Bowles before 

the House Banking and Currency Committee,' Wednesday . 

April 12.' 1944 

T ) [1944] 4 p. (H) 

Brief rewiew of the accomplishments of the Office of 
Price Administration, and refutal of anticipated 
arguments for its. emasculation.,- • 


236. Statement of Ceiling Prices for Cotton'Textiles Sub¬ 
mitted to the Senate Bankin g and Currency Committee 
by the Office of Price Administration 
( ) April 25, 1944 17 p. (H) 

Attempts to show that the particular proposals sub¬ 
mitted to the committee by-opponent's of the price 
control law-.are inconsistent with -a continuance of 
the law, and-discusses certain criticisms of existent 
ceilings. 


' 237. A Study of the Hev; England Scrap Iron and Steel Industry 
before' a nd-after Price.Control. by P. Bernard Nortman 
' E conom ic -ana lye is and.. Research Sect. j-on, Ir op and * S te el 
Price Branch'. • January - S,. 1943. 118 p. plus 36-page 

appendix’. (H) 

This Is the report of a survey.made in collaboration 
with the Intersectional.Scrap Committee. 47 tables . 
5 charts . 


■ ; 238. Summary of Price Policy . 

T ' ~ ~ ) [1943] 13 p. (K) ' 

Prepared for distribution to.all price officials and 
attorneys to serve as a tentative guide and to elicit 
suggestions from them on the tentative policy. 

Issued with a covering memorandum from James F. 
Brownlee, September 13, 1943. “Tentative and con¬ 
fidential. " 




















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A.2.a.(2) Reports, Summaries and Histories (contd.) 

239. Summary of the Emergency Price Control Act of’1942’ 

l )' Wj 4 p. (H)- 

Memorandum to Daii. A. West from T. Richard Witmer, 
February 3, 1942, 


b. Agriculture 

240* The Cost of Rising Farm Prices 

Division of Research. August.1942. 10 p. plus 

18-pages of notes and'tables. (H) 

Shows the effects of a rise in farm prices to 
the minimum ceiling levels, on the value of 
farm production and on the retail cost of farm 
commodities. 21 tables . "Strictly confiden¬ 
tial." 

241• The Effects of the Pace Bill 

Division of Research. March 25, 1943. 15 p. 

(H) 

Outlines the provision of this bill concerned 
• with altering the method of computing parity 
prices, and presents factual argument against 
it, 3 tables . 

242, Farm Prices. Farm Costs and Farm Production 

Division of Research, Price Analysis & Review Branch. 
February 1943. 30 p. (H) 

Calculated to prove that high" farm prices do 
not guarantee an increase in farm production; 
that maximum farm production req u ires a favor¬ 
able relation between farm prices and farm 
costs. 'Portrays the then-current favorable 
position of the farmer. 13 charts. 7 tables . 


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■ :. . V’ .. ' 

A.2.b. ^Agriculture (contd.) 

243* Farmers in the War 

7 ) June 1944. 70 p. (H). (GPO) 

This small booklet shows graphically from govern¬ 
ment statistics, how farmers have fared both alone 
and in relation to o’tHer' groups.' Atteitipts to 'show 
the change , in prices of the things farmerjs buy and 
the things, they, sell, what happens after a war to 
farm prices,, what taxes they.,pay because of the war, 
and‘the contribution farmers.have, made to the war 
•effort. , 

Revised, December 1944. 76 p. 


244*. Inflation and Agriculture 

Division of Research..^ • i'vlarqh 1943.. "31p.."'.".(H*) 

Analysis of, and argument against, the Bankhead 
Bill. 5 graphs . 

245.. [ Letter to Congres sman Cannon], by. .Leon,.Henderson 

( ’) [X94IJ 3 P. (H) 

States the position of the Office of Price 
Administration ;and Civilian Supply, on the matter,, 
of farm- prices.,’ Dated April 30, ‘1941/' — : 

I ' * ; • 

246 .. : Parity Prices 

Retailers ' Advisory Committee, OPACS . August 5, 1941. 

•* 1 p. (h-) - • v; 

Table snows the . necessary percentage of increase 
before 110 percent of parity would be,reached by 
agricultural commodities even if prices farmers pay 
did not rise farther. 

c. Wages and Hours 

247.. The Effect of a Mandatory 48-Hour Work Week on Price 
Ceilings in Civilian Industries 

Division of Research. March 4, 1943. 3 p. plus 15- 

pages appended. (H) 

Analysis of data contained in 5 appended tables . 
Deals with durable and non-aurable manufacturing, 
retail and wholesale trade, and mining. 



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A.2.c. Wages and Hours (contd.) 

248• Report on Effects of the Executive Order Establishing 
the 48-Hour Week 

Division of Research, Statistical Analysis Branch. 

March 10, 1943. L32 p.J (H) 

First of two reports dealing with the effects of 
this order. Presents estimates of the possible 
increases in payrolls and in labor.costs that 
would result from the^lengthened work week. 2 tables , 

1 graph . "For Staff use only." 

249• Unit Labor Cost, Output per Man Hour, and Related Factors 

in 19 Manufacturing and 2 Mining Industries. 1929-1940. 

by John Lindeman. 

Division of Research. November 3> 1941. [26 p.] 

(I) 4527;3708-A 

Analysis of historical series of index numbers of 
labor costs and related factors for important in¬ 
dustries. 21 tables. 1 chart . Industries included 
are steel works, cotton goods, lumber,, bakery, 
paper, refining, confectionery, rayon, paints, non- 
ferrous metals, cement, ice cream, sugar, coal 
mining. 

A.2.d, Contracts 

250. Appropriations—Limitations which Affect Government 
Contracts 

Price Stabilization Division, Legal Section.[NDAC] 

[1940] 28 p. (H) 

Study prepared for the Coordinator of National 
Defense Purchases after consultation with represent¬ 
atives of the War Department, the Navy Department, 
and the Office of the Comptroller General. Dis¬ 
cusses the prevention of contracting of debts in 
anticipation of appropriations, limiting availa¬ 
bility of funds within the time specified, and the 
use of funds restricted to purposes for which they 
have been appropriated. 

251. Escalator Clauses in War Contracts, by Will iam A. Salant 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy 
Branch, January 1942. 20 p. 

(H) 

Lays down principles for the determination of escalator 
clauses, describes alternative types of indexes of 
labor and material costs, and discusses labor and 
material costs quotas. 


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A.2,e. Standards.. 

252• * The Case for Grade-Labeling ■ 

( ’ ) n.d. 16 p. (H) 

Outlines arguments for grade labeling-and refutes 
.those•against it,. 

253., The Development and Use of Quality S tandards ..and n War 
Model 11 'Standards in OPA Regulations ' 

Standards Division. December 8, 1942. [91 p.] (AGO) 

Analysis to show.the need for.quality standards, 
and the extent to which they were currently in¬ 
corporated in.OPA regulations, together with an 
outline-' of the program for placing 126 additional 
commodities under specific standard*control. Con¬ 
siders also the powers necessary to implement 
such program, and the action required through the 
Administrator’s office. ‘ 

254** Economics of Standardizati o n and Simplification of 
Civilian- Commodities, Relative t o the Wo r k of OPA 

( ) 1-943'] 31-p.. (H)... . _ 

Outlines the purposes of standardization and 
simplification, describing their main forms, 
and relates the whole to the problem of ..'setting 
prices. Appears in the form of a memorandum 
from. J, N. Clark., March 1943. .. 

255*,. The Height of a Ceiling Must be Measured from the 
Floor 

Standards Division. [19.43] 59 p. (H) 

Report focusing attention upon the problem of 
definition and control of commodity quality. 
Presented in eye-catching, quick-reading form. 
Exists also with somewhat different text. n.d. 

58 p. 

256.. [Letter to the Washington Post !, by Prentiss M. Brown 

F)[ 1943 ] 3 p. (H) 

Takes exception to an editorial dealing with 
the matter of including standards in OPA regula¬ 
tions, especially on rayon hosiery. Seeks to 
make clear the relation of standards to price 
regulation. 
















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A .2,3. Standards (contd.) 

257*. The Problem of Maintaining Quality Standards in a 

Program of General Price Con trol, by W. S, MacLeod 
( 5 [1942] 8 p. (H) 

Address before Leader Training Institute, 

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, June 12, 1942. Dis¬ 
cusses problems of the ‘'squeeze” and the "roll¬ 
back,” with special reference to quality standards. 

258* Program for Establishing a Price-Quality Relationship 

for Consumer Goods by Means of Informative Labeling 

( ) [ 1942 J ’ 101 p. plus 5-page 

appendix, (AGC) 6647-B 

Memorandum from Dexter M. Keezer to the Policy 
Committee, September 16, 1942. Cites authority 
for the proposed program, discusses its merits, 
outlines procedures for initiating it, and con¬ 
cludes with a request for approval, 

259c Standards in Price and Rationing Control , by Willis S. 

MacLeod 

Technical Operations, Standards Division. January 13, 
1943. 6 p. (H) 

Remarks before the American Management Association 
Conference at the Hotel Drake in Chicago January 14, 
1943. General discussion of the problem of estab- 
lising quality standards to secure controlled 
variation but not regimentation. Indicates the 
general categories of commodities in which OPA’s 
standards activities have been concentrated. 
Considers also the effect of standards upon 
marketing practices. 

260* Statement of Prentiss M. Brown. Administrator OPA. 

Before the Special Subcommittee on Investigation of 

Restrictions on Brand Names and Newsprint of the 

Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce 

. ( ) n.d. 20 p. (H) 

Discusses the principles involved in the use of 
standards and labels as weapons to combat in- 
« flation, and the genpral policy guiding OPA in 

the use of those weapons. 


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A.2.f. Informal Price Actions 






261, Existing Informal Price Actions of the Rubber Section 

as of March 5. 1943 

T " ) [1942] 27 P. 

Includes' $|§g the text of telegrams, letters and 
press releases pertaining to these informal price 
actions, . .. ... ... . ; „ ' 


262. Informal and Formal Price Actions 

Consumer Durable Goods Branch, General. Products 
Division, May-1, 1942. 9 p. (H) 

Summarizes actions in 30 categories. 


263. Voluntary Agreements 

( ) [1942] 29 p. (H) 

Attached to a covering memorandum from Henry S, 

■ -Reuss,.to regional,, stateiand.district .attorneys 
on July 1, 1942, are copies of voluntary agree¬ 
ments with certain members.of the coal tar, the 
valves and pipe fittings and the brass mill pro¬ 
ducts industries. Names, and addresses of the 
parties to the agreements are also provided. 

g. Rationing .' 

264. Changes in the 1943-44 Fuel Oil Rationing Plan 

Fuel Rationing Division. April 22, 1943. 12 p. 

(H) 

Different sections deal with background material, 
next year’s ration for heat and hot water and for 
* non-heating purposes^ Moating periods, JLnyentory 

.policy, coupons -aba.-.o.£hif rationing evidence, the 

flow-back, thermal zones, conversion policy and 
- industry registration* 

265. Coal Rationing Plan 

Fuel Rationing Division. August 30, 1943. 11 n. 

(h) ~ 

General description of a proposed rationing plan— 
if or whep such plan ever becomes necessary. 

Deals with objectives, coverage, grades of coal, 
and basic rations for different types of uses. 
"Secret.” 











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A*2.g« Rationing (contd.) 

266*. Control of Sugar Distribution 

Food Rationing Division. August 1942* 8 p. (H) 

Attempts to state the economic basis underlying 
control of distribution, and explains the policies 
relating to ration allowances and the georgaphic 
distribution in relation to rationing. 

2$$.. Development of Next Year's Fuel Oil Rationing Plan , 
by Joel Dean 

( ) April 21, 1943. 6 p. (H) 

Outlines the processes through which a rationing 
program is developed. 

26&. Does Meat Rationing Make Meat Price Control Unneces¬ 

sary? 

[Research Division] [1943] 5 p* (H) 

Argument to prove that although rationing tends 
to reduce the pressure of buyers bidding prices 
up, it cannot prevent sellers from advancing 
them. Memorandum from Walter S. Salant, May 17, 
1943. 

269, Emergency Plan for Gasoline Rationing 

Ty 1942. 18- p. (H) (GPO) 

Official information and instructions for those 
who carry out the plan: State directors, local 
rationing Boards, city superintendents of schools, 
registrars, retail gasoline dealers, etc. In¬ 
cludes sample forms. 

27G. Farmers and Ranchers 

( ) n,d. 2 p. (H) 

Explains the purpose and method of the nation-wide 
mileage rationing program, and summarizes eligibil¬ 
ity rules. 

273,. Fo od Rationing in Puerto Ric o 

Office of Price Administration, Office of Civilian 
Supply and War Production Board. July 22, 1942. 

46 p. (H) 

Offers a brief resume of the local situation, out¬ 
lines a proposed program to deal with the problem 
and reports on food production and importations, 
with a report on the proposed plans for rationing. 

5 tables . 













69 


A.2.g. Rationing (contd.) 

■273, Occupational Activities and the Mileage Rationing , , . 
•Program, . 

I •) n/d, 6' P. ' (H) 

Announoep and Outlines the- national program, 

273. > T-he Program for National Mileage Rationing 

Department of Information, October 1942. 24 p* 

(I) . (GPO) OPA.1397 

.Explains • the program. in de tail. Give s the time - 

. ■ . table,, what the car-owner must' know, the different 

rations., and-certain background material. 

• 274. Rationing: Alternative Types and Their Effects on 
Prices and Production 

Division" of'Research-, .Price, and Economic .Policy Branch, 
Price Policy Section. November 1942'.. ' - 23‘ pV (H) 

Memorandum prepared■by.Hans•P. Neisser discussing 
some.’of the major problems involved in the choice 
•between various types of rationing. Considers 
certain technical problems connected with each 
type. “For staff use only. 1 ' 1 ’ 

* •. .. 

275, Rationing, 'any and How 

; .( 7: T - -. .. 1:-. August 1942. 15 p. (H) 

: (GPO). ' ' . . . - . ■ 

: Describes briefly -the rationing program of tires, 

automobiles, sugar, gasoline, bicycles, type¬ 
writers. 7 illustrations . 

■ 276. Rationing Program for Men's Rubber Boots and Rubber 
Work Shoes 

( ... . ). n.d. 4 p, (H) 

Outlines* a plan for certificate'rationing control. 

27>. Report on the'Fuel Oil Rationing Plan 

( ^ ) .December 1942. 14 p. (H) 

Begins by explaining the necessity for rationing 
and continues with the methods of rationing, the 
functions of local boards, the background of the 
plan, the plan itself and method of applying the 
formula. 

















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A.2.g. Rationing (contd.) 

278, The. Status ..of Traveling Men Under the Mileage 
Rationing Program 

( , • ) n.d. 2 p. ' (I) 

Explains the authority and need for gasoline ra¬ 
tion ing ? together with eligibility rules for sup¬ 
plemental rations. Makes suggestions of ways in 
which traveling men may curtail their travel with¬ 
out serious handicap to their business. 

Revised, August 5, 1942. 3 p. (I) 

Expands the original argument. 

279» Temporary Removal of Pork from Rationing 

( ' ) [1944] li P. (H) 

Memorandum from Walter J. Straub and John F. 
Madigan to the Honorable Clyde Reed, United 
States Senate, to be used as the basis of a 
discussion on the hog and pork situation. 

280» Theory of Rationing, by Albert Viton (Informational 
Memorandum No. 9) 

Consumer Requirements Branch, Consumer Division. 
September 18, 1942. 25 p. (H) 

Analysis of the relationship between price 
control, rationing, and inflation, and of the 
criteria determining what shall be rationed. 
Discusses also criteria for deciding when ra¬ 
tioning is needed, criteria for determining 
the type of- technique to’be applied in the 
rationing of each commodity, and finally those 
for testing rationing programs as to their 
general acceptability and expediency'. 

•281# Tire Ration ing — How. What and Why 

Consumer Division* January 5, 1942. 5 p. (H) 

Covers the whole question rather thoroughly. 

>Includes list of those who can get new tires 
. or tubes. 


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A.2.h. Rent Control 

.p^pl^'' Mminlstrative and Other Practical Problems Involved 

in Rent. C.ontrol 

: Rent Section, OPACS- £1941] [ll p.] (H) 

Discusses the geographic limitation of defense 
rental areas, specified: percentage increases as a 
condition precedent to; rent regulation, limitation 
of regulation to categories of rental housing ac- 
. commodations., ana the (mechanics of assuring local 
’ authorities an opportunity to handle the problem 
before legal controls are imposed. Concludes with 
recommendations. In the:. v form of v a; memorandum from 

.Karl Borders, Ct/ief of ’ Ihe* Rent Section, to the 

Administrator of .OPACS., and dated June 27, 1941. 

283. . The C.ontrol ; of; Rents 

, [Rent Section, Price Division, OPaCSJ [About July 1941] 

19 p, (H) 

. Argument-for.,: and. .history of the federal control 
of rents in wartime. Describes the unprecedented 
need..for rental, housing in shipbuilding centers, 
aircraft centers^ ordnance, plant vicinities, 
military: establishments -and centers of varied 
.industrial production. Discusses the relationships 
- ; between rents, wages and-the cost of living, reviews 

, . : . efforts,, at both voluntary and state control, and 

. finds federal control:to be the “only realistic 
: solution." 6 charts. l:map . 

Exists, also in the hearings for the Price Control Bill, 

H. R. 5479y .House Hearings,•revised, Part I, 1941> 

., . pp. 264-276:. : (H) 

284. Distribution .of Localities Having, a Rise in Total Rent 

• Bill, during-specified period for comparable units within 

localities surveyed, by size of population and by size 

of total rent bill increase 

Rent Division. March 12, 1942. 37 p. (i) 

This is one long table (with summary) showing the 
status of rentals in 239 communities over stated 
periods between one and two years in duration 
(all after June 1939). Changes shown in percentages. 













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A.2„h. Rent Control (contd,) 

285 % Door-to-door Survey for Rent Compliance 

( ■ -. ) April 20, 1944 . < 19 p. 

(H) 

Outline of an experimental program planned to bring 
about a higher degree of compliance with rent regu¬ 
lations • 

286 % Fair Rent Committee (Bulletin No. 2) 

Price Division, OPACS. [1941]' 4 p. (H) 

Outlines procedures suggested for Fair Rent Com¬ 
mittees. Deals with the matter of determining a 
fair rent date, the filing of tenant complaints, 
the selection of cases and their hearings, and 
finally, action in cases of non-compliance. 

287 % Federal Rent Control 

( ) n.d. 7 p. (H) (GPO) 

Resume and summary of rent control provisions. 

238 % Federal Rent Control Information Program 

Information Department and the Office of War Informa¬ 
tion. n.d. 36 p. (H) 

Offers information for landlords and tenants, 
provides material for radio and press, consumes 
more than half the space with the chapter on the 
"Background of the Rent Control Program," and 
concludes with six case-histories to illustrate 

the need for such a program. 1 chart . 

- 

< 28 % Income and Expense Under Rent Control [income and 
Expense Under Rent Control SeriesJ 

Rent Department, [Cost Analysis Section] January 30, 
1943. 21 p. (H) 

Although the section which put out this study 
does- hot list it as a number of the "Income and 
Expense Under Rent Control" series, because of 
the identity of name and much of the material, 
it is so designated here. This report is based 
on a survey of more than 27,000 dwellings in 13 
cities. 10 charts . 


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A.2.h. Rent Control (contd.) 


29p* . Mainfr^ahc^ Emergency '• (Bui* 

letfn fio. v 7j also' designated as Series C: Housing 
: NO*. 1) ; ; 

Consumer Division, HD AC. ''January ?, 1941. 12 p. 

plus i-page bibliography, ' (H) 

Designed to assist states 1 ‘arid localities where 
the defense program might bring serious rent 
problems, to '‘formulate-a oaf of ul-and constructive 
“ approach. to th^ diffict^t''problem ; of rent pro* 

- . iection. 1 ? . :: 


291*; Organization of a Fair Rent Committee 

. Consumer Division, OPACS. May’ 1941. 3 p. (H) 

Outlines steps' for‘ the maintenance of fair rents, 
one of which is the setting up of "machinery for 
, checking rent inereases-'-e^-^.voluh.t^ry‘'hasis 

' . .through 'thfe force of public opinion; 1 ? The oran- 
ization,'composition and functions of such 
.... machinery are .the primary concern of the document 3 
f ■ with - emphasis- on 1 - the-•••last-^in -^a--7**poini>' program, 

It'will be noted that'this publication is very 
. .similar to .one by the same' title 1 put out by the 
. . . . . Price. Division of OPACS’ between April 11 and 
Angus'! 27. of 1941. v ’- ' • 


292 , 


";i -7 

. 293.* 


Organization of a Fair Rent Committee ([Bulletin - 
Ko i?j) ——— 

■ Pride Division, OPACS . [1941J 3 p. (H) 

, ..Suggests types of persons .suitable for such a 
~''c ; bm.m^:ttde,' and' outlines •’rec'brnm&nded; course of 
...action for the group'in a' - ’9^po.int : program. 

This Bulletin (?) was later incorporated as an 
integral part of Consumer'''Division Bulletin No. 
: : 12,; June 1941, pp, 9-12. Sie.also, similar 
; • .: documejit by the same title 1 ; puplished by the 

'.'Consumer'Division, OPACS'y ; ~ih : 'May 1941. 

.• " i". '.ox ;ij 

. The Problems of Determining'Fair Rents , by Karl 


Borders' 

( 


) [1941] • 16 p. (I) 19256 

Address delivered at the 103rd annual, meeting 
of the American Statistical Association, 

Biltmore Hotel, New York City, December 28, 1941 < 
Calls attention to current trends in rents, and 
outlines criteria for establishment of fair 
regulations. 




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A.2.h. Rent 

294, 

295. 

296 ., 

-297.. 


29S. 


299. 


Control (contd.) 

Questions and Answers on Federal Rent Control 

( ) January 1944# 15 Pi 

(H) (GPO) 

Answers BO questions on the various aspects of 
the rent program. 

Rent Control 

Relit Department. n.d. 40 p. (K) (GPO)- 

Printed in half-inch type with many illustrations 
and charts, in popular easy-reading s$yle. 15 
charts . 

Rent Control: A Graphic Presentation 

Rent Department, Program and Analysis Office. 

February 1943. 56 p. (H) 

• Fifty-six pages of graphs left to speak for 
themselves without verbal analysis. 

Rent Control Holds Down Living Costs; Aids in All-out 

War Effort 

( ) November 1942. 2 1-/2 p, 

folder. (H) (GPO) 

Outlines general^reasons for rent control, and 
how it works, and provides a brief summary of 
what landlords in areas under control need to 
know. Provides answers to eight questions that 
may puzzle tenants. 

Rent Regulation for Housing, with Official Inter¬ 

pret ations 

( ) June 1, 1943. 115 p. (I) 

(GPO) 5330369 

Includes the provisions of all Maximum Rent 
Regulations, and all generally applicable 
official interpretations in effect at the date 
of publication. 

Rental H ousing OperationsJan uary 1939 through June 
1943 

Rent Department, Program and Analysis Branch. March 
1944. 25 p. (H) 

Analysis of 15 charts and «9 tables to show that 
rental housing during this period was in an 
advantageous position, with the security of 
private holdings improving as a result of market 
activity. 


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A.2.h. Rent Control (contd.) 

300. Rental Housing Opjration Under Rent Control in 

39 Cities . . 

Rent Department, Program and Analysis Branch. 

October 9, 1943, - 13 p, (H) 

• • • Analysis- of • doit a- displayed by 9 chart's and 1 map. 

,301*. Report on Rent Control. August 1. 1942 - October 31. 

M2 

Rent Department. n.d. 57 p, (H) 1-2109 

Verbal and graphic analysis of data set forth in 
1 map. 4'tables and 7 charts. Includes individual 
charts of 26 cities showing indexes of rents paid 
by wage earners and lower-salaried workers. 

Revised under title: Re port'on Rent Control. August 1. 

1942 - January 31. 1943 . n.d. 64 p. (H) 

Contains 14 charts and 12 tables. One charts com¬ 
prised of individual graphs of rent indexes in 53 
cities. "Confidential." 

302. Residential Real Estate Under Rent Control 

Rent Department, Program and Analysis Branch. 

June 1, 1943. 13 p. (H) 

- ’ - Analysis of statistical' matter: presented"’in 7 

charts. 

.'303. Suggested Emergency Fair Rent Legislation (Bulletin 

No. 10) ~~ 

Consumer Division, NDAC. March 15, 1941. (H) 

(gpo) 

This supplies the text of a suggested emergency 
fair rent act. Foreword by Miss Harriet Elliott. 

304. Suggested Ordinance for the Regulation' of Trailer 

Coach Parking and Trailer Farks 

Consumer Division, OPACS. July 1941. 12 p. 

(H) 

Designed and suggested for adoption by munici¬ 
palities and communities which have become de¬ 
fense centers, to insure minimum standards of 
safety and decency for workers in their 
"homes.” 


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A.2.h. Rent Control (cohtd.) ..... 

305m . 396 Defense-Rental Areas by State as of October 1, 

. 1942 - - • . • .. .. . 

Rent Division. n.d.' 51 p. (H) 

Comprised entirely of tables. These show name 
.and designation of area, maximum rent date, ef- 
' fective date of designation, maximum rent regu¬ 
lations, and 1940 population by states. 

A later list cumulative through January 1, 1943 
exists under title: 445 Defense-Rental Areas as of 
January 1. 1943 

Rent Department. n.d. 76 p. 

i. Price* Actions, Schedules, and Ceiling Prices (including GMPR) 

306 % Ceiling Prices and Increases' in Unit Overhead Costs 
. Resulting from Reduced Operations (Price Policy 
Series, No. 6) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy Branch. 
July 1942. 6 p. (H) 

Concerned with the proplem of dealing with requests 
for price adjustments from producers and dealers 
whose output or volume of sales has been curtailed. 
Outlines principles to be followed and.-concludes 
with a recommendation for their application, 

*307| Cdst-of-Living Commodities in the General Maximum 
Price Regulation 

( ) December 16, 1943. 5 P* 

(H) 

List of■commodities likely to be included in the 
new general retail regulation under consideration. 

308* Customary Discounts, Allowances and Price Differen ¬ 
tials and"Purchasers of the Same Class 
( 1 [1942J 14 p. (AGC) 

2706-B' • ' 

Explains the determination of ceiling prices for 
purchasers in different classes, and makes clear 
that a seller m&y offer different prices to dif¬ 
ferent classes for the same article. Explains 
also how the different classes of buyers are 
determined. 





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A.2,i. Price Actions, Spheduies, and Ceiling Prices (including 

' GMPR) (contd.) 

309% Developments Leading to the General Ceilings 

Division of Research, Price Analysis and Review Section, 
April 22, 1942. 29 p. (H)■ 

Analysis of data to show that current price trends 
warn of inevitable inflation. Makes the point 
that only a general price ceiling could hope to 
prevent such an outcome by balancing the price 
structure. Text identical with that of Facing the 
•■ Price Problem issued on April 23, 1942, but does , 

not include the charts ..and tables. 

.310* Differential Prices (Price Policy Series', No. 11) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic.Policy Branch, 
December 1942. .16 p. (R) 

Describes the difficulties of fair and equitable 
•pricing.of essential commodities under wartime 
control, explains buyers’ differentials, and dis¬ 
cusses six kinds of differential price schemes 
used in the maximum-price regulation. "For Staff 



"311*, Effect of the General Maximum Price Regulation on 
Retail Pricing with Special Reference to"Types of 

Current Retail Regulations, by William Ehrlich 
[Training,Department?J March 26, 1943. 11 p, 

(H) 

.. .Describes general types of regulations which 
... have been developed, and discusses other methods 
• under consideration. ”Is to be treated as con¬ 
fidential.” 

' , ~ J t : 

312.. Establishing Maximum Prices for Sales by Manufacturers 

to Jobbers Under MPR 1SS and .... General Maximum 

• Price Regulation 

( ) n,d. 6 p. (H) 

Memorandum from Callman Gottesman and Stephen 
Ailes to all regional and district office 
price attorneys. 


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78 


A.2.i. Price Actions, Schedules, 
GMFR) (contd.) 


and Ceiling prices 


(including 

. *- * * • 


313-. Explanatory Comments on Revised Maximum Price Regulation 

131—-Camalback and 'Tire 'and .T ube-Repair Materials 

F~) L1944] 3 p. (H) 

Memorandum from Lester V, Chandler to all field 
personnel concerned with MPR 131. Dated 
Janaury 10, 1944. 

* '• * * ^ j • 

314\ Facts About Ceiling Prices for Eating and Drinking 
Establishments 

Department of Information. July 1944* 5 p. (L) 

Summarizes the nationwide restaurant price 
regulations. 


315- Facts About Ceiling Prices on Used Passenger Cars 
— - — J n.'d. 6 p. (L) - 

Explains why price ceilings were placed on used 
cars, why it was not done before, how to get 
reliable information about used car ceiling prices, 
and the penalties for violation of this regulation-. 

316* Field Manual for Maximum Price Regulation 133: 

Farm Equipment, the Machine Tools of Food Production 

Farm Equipment and Tractor Section, Machinery Branch, 
n.d. 41 p. (H) 

Provides basic material including the chronology 
of major price control actions on farm equipment, 
outline of the regulation itself, how to compute 
prices, suggested program for regional offices, 
etc. 


317* Formula Pricing Under Maximum Price Regulations 
(Price Policy Series * No.^io) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy 
Branch. December 1942. 11 p. (H) 

Discredits formula pricing as inherently 
dangerous. Describes the various types included 
in this category, and devotes itself largely to 
GMPR. n For staff use only.” 






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A.2.i. Price Actions, Schedules, and Ceiling Prices (including 
GMPR) (contd.). 

TifL The General Ma ximum Price Reg ulation, (Bulletin No. l) 
; 7--- ^ April *28, 1942. 30 p. (H) 

(gpo) 

Three different, .imprints- of this document bear 
the same date' arid..are - identical except that the 
. first does not carry the notice of issuance and 
* signature by Leon Henderson* 


319. Hold that Ceiling , ’ 

Consumer Division. n.d. 10 p. \n) 

Explains ceiling prices-and-horn they function, 
• Uses Question and answer--technique. 


320, 


Manual of Interpretations of Specific Price Schedules 

and Regulations 

X- ) July 15, 1942. _ 153. p. .(H) 

The interpretative material in this manual v?as 

. digested from' interpretations issued by OPA 

officials for the information and guidance of 
persons concerned. The interpretations are ap¬ 
plicable to price schedules and regulations of 
the various commodity-branches: building ma¬ 
terials, chemicals, drugs and paints, consumers 
durable goods.copper, '.-aluminum • add' ferro-alloys, 
dairy, tobacco and miscellaneous products, fuel 
grains and oils,’ meats’ and vegetables^,- etc,, . 

Revised under title Manual of Dige sts of _Interprets.- 

tions of Specific Price Schedules' and Reg ulations, 

March 15, 1943. 264 p. 

-321. Outline of the Cont ent, of the General Price Order 

(Tentative) , v 

( ) n.d, . 5 p. (H) 

Summarizes the salient points of the order, as 
well as listing exceptions and explaining re¬ 
cord keeping by retailers. 


322,, The Pattern of Price Actions in 1941 ([Price Control 
Series] Designated as PA-3) 

Research Division. February 12, 1942. Bp. (H) 
Resume of the price actions taken by the OPA, 
with 7 tables and 2 charts . .Marked "Preliminary 
Subject to Revision," but apparently never re¬ 
vised. "Confidential—Preliminary and subject 
revision." 


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Price Actions, Schedules, and Ceiling Prices (including 
GMPR) (contd.) 


323. Preparation of Statements,of,Considerations Involved 
in the Issuance of Price Ceiling Regulations 

( ) [19a j is p. (h) 

Provides an outline of items to be included in the 
statements of the considerations involved in the 
issuance of regulations covering non-agricultural 
commodities. Includes such matters as a description 
of the commodity, and its industry,- the n&ed for the 
price ceiling regulation, a history of government 
action, and a justification of the regulation. 


324# Price Actions Taken by the Office of Price Administration . 
January,!^ 1942, to February 10. 1942 
([.Price Control Series J Designated as PA-4) 

Division of Research, Price Analysis & Review Section. 
March 1942. 24 p. (H) 

Summaries in table form by industrial /groups and 
commodities. Includes a brief narrative summary 
of actions taken, and a digest of amendments to 
the price schedules. 


325* Price Actions Taken by the Office of Price Administra¬ 
tion to January 1. 1942 : Types of Control by Industrial 
Groups and Commodities ([Price Control Series] 
Designated as PA-1) 

Division of Research. • 21 p. January 7, 1942. (H) 

Summary of formal and informal price actions in 
form of tables of (l) suggestions and warnings, 

(2) fair price requests and freeze orders, 

(3) voluntary►agreements, and (4) formal price 
ceilings. "Confidential. Preliminary and subject 
to revision." 


326. Price Program for April. May and June. 1943 
T ) [1943j Wp. (H) 

Lists only probable new regulations and amendments 
or revisions of major significance. The tabula¬ 
tion provides for each product the regulation 
affected, the form of the price action, with 
method of pricing and industry level of action. 
"Confidential." 












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A.2.i. Price Actions, Schedules, and Ceiling Prices (including 
GMPR) (contd.) 

327i Prices Approved Under Maximum Price Regulation No. 

' 1S3, and Other Consumer Durable Goods Regulations 

Consumer Durable Goods Price Branch. [1944J 34 p. 

(L) 

Alphabetical list of,companies and commodities 
priced, with dale of report of each. Prices 
do not appear. 

328. Program of Manor Price Actions for July. August 
and September 1943 

(. . -. .) J-diy 5, 1943. 94 p. U) 

•Msts'actions in - 'tati'll'fbita, organized ac- 
• cording to the initiating administrative 

-section. ‘ ' .... 

329. Reports on Standards for'3 (b) Pricing , by 
Roswell H. Whitman 

( ) March 17, 1943. 66 p. 

(H) 

The report is divided into four parts: (l) 

. — . .. -RecGmiiiendatiohs oh standards for 3 (b) pricing; 

(2) Standards- currently being used by OPA; 

(3) ' Proposed amendment to the GMPR; and (b) 

Field price instruction for handling 3 (b) 

* ' pricing under the proposed amendment. Note: 

> . »3 (b)'» pricing is that stipulated in 

Section 3 (b) of GMPR as “Sales other than 
at wholesale or retail” for which the maximum 
price is determined by the seller “after 
• specific authorization from the Office of 
Price Administration.” 


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A.2.j. Subsidies 






330. Conditions for Granting Subsidies as'a'Consequence 

of the General Maximum Price Regulation 

( ) First draft. May 20, 1942, 

Not seen. (H) 

Second draft, June 3, 1942. 21 p. 

Memorandum from Julius Hirsch. Outlines the 
aims of subsidies paid by the Office of Price 
Administration, describes the two ’’squeezes 11 
. and the different possibilities of a subsidizing 
policy, suggests certain pre-conditions for 
granting subsidies by this agency, with their 
controls and limits, and concludes with some 
notes on cost-saving possibilities of such a 
program. 

331* The Essential Role of Subsidies in the Stabilization 

Program 

( ) June 1943. 16 p. (H) 

Discusses the stabilization crisis and explains 
why subsidies must be used. Analyzes objections 
to them, recounts foreign experience with them, 
and describes different methods of granting them. 
The appendix contains an outline of the subsidy 
issue 

Revised, 1944. 23 p. (H) (GPO) 

This edition is considerably changed and enlarged 
though some of the text is identical. Foreword 
by Chester Bowles. 

332. Estimate of the Cost of the War Shipping Administration 

of Certain Subsidy Programs. Recommended bv the Office 

of Price Administration. Fiscal Year. 1943-1944. 

Export-Import Price Control Branch.[1943]5 P# 

plus 5-page appendix. (H) 

Memorandum from Seympur-.E,.Harris to the General 
Counsel, WSA, March 16, 1943. Based on deliveries 
of coal to New England and other Northeastern 
areas, coastwise.shipments of. petroleum products, 
imports into the United States, and imports into 
'the^territories, and possessions of the United 
States. 2 tables. 














33 


A.2.j• Subsidies (contd.) 

333 # A Factual Outline of the Food Subsidy Programs 
as of January 1, 1944 

( ) Original edition not seen. 

Revised, January 31, 1944* 20 p. (H) 

An outline of subsidy programs giving the date 
begun, the paying agency, to "whom paid, basis 
of payment, annual cost, direct savings to con¬ 
sumers, direct savings to government, price 
rise if program is abandoned, and time of price 
increase if program is abandoned. For apples, 
butter, canned grapefruit, other canned fruits 
and vegetables, cheese, dairy feed payments, 
dried beans, hay, meats, peahuts, peanut butter, 
ootatoes, prunes and raisins, fluid milk, soy¬ 
beans, sugar beets and sugar cane, sugar trans¬ 
port,. truck cpops., vegetable bulk shortening 
and wheat for flour. 

Exists also under title: Outline Descrip t ions of 
Food Subsidy Programs as of January 1. 1944 * 

334 . How Bo Subsidies Save. Money ? 

[Division of ResearchJ -December 1, 1943. 2 p* 

(H) 

Cites 8 .specific ways in which subsidies con¬ 
tribute toward the prevention of a whole series 
of price and wage increases, and thus "give rise 
to- savings on consumer and; government expenditures 
far in excess : of their cost." 

335. The Meat and Butter.Subsidy Programs 

. T . ’ .r, > August 7, 1943 . 5 p. (H) 

.'Outlines the program briefly and gives tables 
- r ~ ; showing costs and savings resulting from the 

subsidies,:,- 

336. Subsidies and Price Control (Price Policy Series, 

No. 7) ' ' 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy 
Branch. July 1942. 21 p. (H) 

Explains why subsidies are necessary under the 
general ceiling,. outlines principles governing 
subsidy payments, and enumerates general 
categories in which subsidies will be paid. 

"For staff use only." 





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A.2.j, Subsidies (contd.) • . . 

337. Subsidy Program in Effect on October"15. 1943 

Research Division. t1943J 24 p. (H) 

Describes briefly the program for. each commodity 
and, "wherever possible," estimates resulting savings 
to consumers. 

338. Subsidy Programs as of January 1. 1944 

( ) February 7, 1944. 8 p. (H) 

Information in table form explains how'subsidies 
work, to whom they are paid, why they are used, and 
what they cost. 

339. Subsidy rentes for War Risk Insurance in Imports 

I 5 L1944J T7- (H) 

Memorandum from Frederick Roselius to all division 
directors and price executives, February 5, 1944. 

Lists commodities on which continuation of subsidies 
was to be recommended. Lists also changes in War 
Shipping Administration war risk insurance rates as 
of November 26, 1943. 

340. A Summary Statement on the Use of Subsidies to Control 

Prices, by Walter S. Salant 

Division of Research. L1943] 4 p. (H) 

Explains ’why, even with a general maximum price regu4 
lation, certain prices could be expected to rise as 
the inevitable accompaniment of war, and how subsidies 
provide an "escape from the undesirable effects of up¬ 
ward price adjustments." 

k. Exports and Imports 

341• Address Delivered Before the 29th Convention of the 

National Foreign Trade Council, Inc, Thursday. October. 8. 

1942. Boston. Massachusetts , by Seymour E. Harris 
[Office of Export-Import Price Control] [1942] 4 P. 

(H) 

Reviews the reasons for control of export prices and 
discusses sales to governmental agencies for shipment 
under Lend-Lease. 












85 


A,2.k # Exports and Imports (contd.) 

342• Address to the Chicago Chamber of Commerce on the 

Maximum Export Price Regulation, by Seymour E. Harris 

.... May 20, 1942 

[Office of Export .Prise Control] [1942 ] 8 p. (H) 

. Explains why exports' were not excluded from the 
provisions of a general freeze and discusses the 
significance of export prices in a war eoonomy. 

343. Current Program on Import Price Control 1 

Export-Import Price Control. [1943] " 5 p. (H) 
Memorandum from Seymour E. Harris to all price 
executives and chief counsels, on March 27, 1943 f 
containing a 7-point program of recommendations. 

344• Export Price Indices 

LExport-Import price. Control'Branch] [1943] 4 p. 

. plus. -6-page appendix • (H) 

Outlines need for ah index and describes the con¬ 
struction of one based on the unit values of export 
licenses issued by the Board of Economic Warfare, 
with a discussion of the, disparity- between this 
index and that of the Department of Commerce. Ap¬ 
pendix contains "notes on the construction of the 
Department of Commerce Index and..our-index 'of the 
value of exports, going -out. under BEW licenses. 1 ’ 

. 1 tv contains* also the indices under discussion in 
both table and chart form. 2 tables, 3 charts . 
Appears in memorandum' form from Margaret S. Gordon 
to Seymour E. Harris', February 11, 1943. 

345. The Inclusion of Export Prices in CPA Ceiling Regulations 

(Price Policy Series, No. 4 ) 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy Branch. 

March 1942. 10 p. (H) 

Calculated to show that "wartime' control over export 
prices is Imperative for both economic and political 
reasons." Reviews.World War I and foreign experience 
and outlines principles for the determination of an 
OPA policy. Has no special bearing on GMPR, which 
merely incorporates by reference the Maximum Export 
Price Regulation of April p, 1943. 











A.2.k* Exports and Imports (contd.) 

346• Paper Before the Iron and Steel Section of the Office 
of Price Administration , by Seymour E. Karris. 

Export Price Control Office. June 5, 1942. 5 p* 

(H) 

Outlines the objectives of the Maximum Export Price 
Regulation, explains the relationship between export 
price control and other price control and concludes 
with a discussion of certain unsolved problems. 

347* Price Control under the Good Neighbor Policy , by 
Seymour E. Harris 

Export-Import Price Branch. [February 1944] 

4 P. (H) 

Assesses the results of the export policy as 
enunciated at the Rio de Janeior meeting of 
American Foreign Ministers. 

34S. Price Schedules and Regulations with Specific Mention 
of or Provisions for Exports Prior to April 25. 1942 

Office of Export Price Control. August 4 * 1942. 

[7 P.3 (H) . 

Summary '‘based upon an analysis, of the export 
provisions of 120 price schedules, their amendments, 
and relevant orders, prior to April 25, 1942,“ with 
detailed classification of export provisions appended 

349. Proposals on Import Price Control Policy 

Export-Import Price Control Branch. [l942] 5 P# 

•(B) ... 

Memorandum from Seymour E. Harris to members of the 
Policy Committee on November 20, 1942. Outlines 
recommendations pertaining to policy, 

350. Rates of Duty and Imports of Selected Commodities under 

Price Ceilings 

T ) October 1942. 125 p. (L) 

Comprised of 125 tables with brief analysis of each 
showing those commodities "the imports of which 
w.ould be most likely to increase if rates of duty 
were reduced." 













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V 


A.2.k. Exports and Imports (contd.) 


March 1943. 


351. Report on 0?A Control _ 

Export-Import Price Control iiesearch Unit. 

12 p. (K) . ^ 

■ Report 11 to show how the 50 leading imports, m terms 
of dollar value of imports in the first eight months of 
of 1942, ate handled under 0?A price regulations." 


352. Report on the Provisions for Packaging Costs in.the 

First 250 'Pr-ice 'Regulationsby -Seymour E. "Karris 

Office of Export-Import Price Control, [November 10, 1942J 

5 P. ' (H) ‘ - “ .. v . n 

Study to determine the extent to which individual 
commodity price regulations make adequate provision 
for the export packaging costs- incurred in sales 
to government procurement agencies for shipment 
abroad, 6 tables catalog regulations according to 
..type-s of : provie-ionS'*- • • • :'y~ 

353. Sales for Export r ' ■ 

Office of Export Price Control". 11942 } 5 p. plus- 

2 -page appendix. (H) _ 

Memorandum 'from' Seymour • -E. Harr is July 27, 1942, con- 
*. earning th‘e ; regulation -of- sales for export. Proposes 

- a general.ruling to Make ' the Maximum Export Price 

Regulation consistent with domestic orders in certain 
areas-. ... • -A 


354. Sales for Export to Governmental Agencies-Pr oposals for 

Implementing the Policy Announced in the Press Release 

• of October 23, 1942 

-Export-Import Price Control Branch. [1942] 9 p. 

(H) , , 

.... ■. Factual ••background- to-Support the concluding 6-point 

recommendation, in a memorandum,- November 25, 1942, 

• from Seymour E. Harris to price executives. 


355. Sharing the Benefits of Price Control , by Chester Bowles 
[Export-Import Branch.] [1944] 5 p. (K) 

Concerned primarily with what has been achieved 
through inter-American cooperation in price control 
through the Import-Export Branch of OPA. Makes 
clear the relationship between domestic and export 
prices. 





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A # 2,k. Exports and Imports (contd.) 

' . • • . . . ' f 

356. Speech Delivered Before the National Council of American 

Importers .Incorporated, Hotel Astor, Now York City , 

J anuary 20. 19A3, by Seymour E. Harris 

[Export-Import Price Control] [1943] 6 p. (H) 

Concerned with price control for imports, import 
price regulation, and the problem of finished 
manufactured goods. 

357. Suggested OPA Order to Cover Treatment of Drawback on 

Sales to the Government for Export 

Export-Import Price Control Branch. [1943] 4 p. plus 

3-page appendix. (H) 

Memorandum form J. R. Nelson to the director of the 
. Office of Export-Import Price Control, dated 
February 6, 1943. 

1. Rates 

4K** - 

35S. Exhibits Submitted on Behalf of the Director of Economic 

Stabilization and the Price Administrator at Reopened 

Hearing. February 2. 1943 

( ) [1943J [157 P.] (H) 

49 tables and 18 charts with their analysis and 
interpretation. Submitted before the Interstate 
Commerce Commission. Ex parte 148, Increased 
■ Railway Rates, Fares and Charges, 1942. 

359• Exhibits Submitted on Behalf of the Director of Economic 

Stabilization and the Price Administrator at Reopened 

Hearing. October 23, 1944 
( ) [1944] 29 p. (H) 

. 19 tables and 6 charts , submitted before the Interstate 

Commerce Commission, containing data pertinent to 
the problem of increased railway rates, fares and 
. charges, 1942. Witness: Jacob L. Mosak. 

360.. Exhibits Submitted on behalf of the Director of Economic 

Stabilization and the Price Administrator at Reopened 

Hearing. October 23. 1944 
T ) [ 1944] 64 p. (H) 

Testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission 
pertaining to increased reailway rates, fares and 
charges, 1942• 47 tables and 12 charts . Witness: 

James S. Earley. 


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A .2.1. Rates (contd.) 


361. Information Required C-oncerning Freight Rate Surcharges 

Cargo War Risk Insurance Rates on Government-Purchased 

Commodities, and Increased Freight Charges Due to Dis¬ 

location of Normal Shipping Routes 

[Export-Import Price Branch] [1942] [4 p.] (H) 

, Memorandum from Seymour E, Harris to members of the 

Import Price Committee, all price executives and 
commodity unit chiefs. Dated September 4* 1942. 
Table shows freight surcharges authorized by the War 
Shipping Administration. 

362. The Public Interest in Freight Rate Increases from the 

Standpoint of the Defense Emergency 

[Price Stabilization. Division] n7d. 11 p. (H) 

Discusses the public interest in avoiding a general 
price spiral, the place of water-borne freights in 
the problem,, and the position of the shippers. 


363• Report on Ocean Freight Rate Surcharges 

V 5 January 3, 1943. 5 p. (H) 

... : . ■.Comprised of lists of . comuiodities... on-which (a) 

. ...reduction.bn amount, of surcharge rates is not . 

necessary;, (b], certain parts of the surcharges are 
■ . . . recommended to be eliminated; and (c) those on 

■which complete;.elimination, of surcharges is reeom- 
• mended,. With covering memorandum from Seymour E. 

, . .Harris. 

364. Revised Classification of Transportation Provisions of 

Maximum Price Regulations bps, 1 to 27.7 * 

. Rxport.-Import Price Control Branch. L1943 ] 4 p. 

plus 22 page attachment;of table and. footnotes. (H) 

, Memorandum from Margaret S. Gordon.on January 15, 
1943. Concerned with the • incidence under OPA of 
the 3 percent transportation tax, 

365. War Shipping Administration Surcharge on Freight 

Export-Import Frice Control Branch. 1943. 3 p. 

(K) . 

Memorandum dated January 2, 1943, from Seymour 
E, Harris to all price executives, giving the 
background for recommendations made for reductions 
in freight rate surcharges to the ’War Shipping 
Administration. 


















90 


A.2.1. Rates (contd.) 

366. WSA War Risk Insurance and Freight Surcharge Reductions 

Import Price Control Office. [1942]' 3 p. plus 2-page 

table. (H) 

Memorandum dated August 1, 1942, from Seymour E. 

Harris to members of the Import Committee. Reviews 
ground covered in the meeting of this committee on 
July 30 on the matter of War Shipping Administration 
war risk insurance. Table shows permissible sur¬ 
charge authorizations by geographic areas. 

m. Specific Commodity Action 

(1) - Consumer Durable Goods 

(2) Foods and Apparel 

367. Hides and Leather Products (Price Control Report No. 6) 

Division of Research, Price analysis and Review Branch. 
April 15, 1942. 18 p. * (H) 

Reviews the efforts and accomplishments of price 
control in this area. 2 figures ana 2 tables. 

368. Maximum Prices of'Onion Sots in Bulk at All Levels , 

RMPR 371 

Seeds and Rice Section, Food Price Division. n.d. 

5 p. (H) 

Arranged in table form and for different parties 
to the transactions. 

(3) -Fuel 

369. Crude Petroleum Price Control 

( ) April 1944* 19 p. (H) 

This little publication analyzes, and answers 
graphically with-statistical evidence, proposals 
to increase the price of crude petroleum. Comprised of 
11 charts and 3 tables presented in poster-like form. 

370. Facts About Kerosene 

T ) n.d. 4 P. (1) 

. Explains why kerosene is "rationed and how to make 
the most of what is available. 

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A.2.m.(4) Raw Materials 


371: ••• Crude- Petroleum 

’ United States'Tariff Commission for the Office of Price 
Administration. December 1942. 243 p. (H) 

Report on the cost of producing crude petroleum in 
the United States, “with detailed statistics, by 
principal pools or fields, for 1939, 1940, and the 
first 9 months of 1941; and preliminary summaries 
for selected‘pools or fields to June 1942." 22 

tables and 3 maps . 


372, 


373. 


375. 


376. 






The Effects of the Bankhead Bill 

Division of Research. March 24, 1943. 16 p. (H) 

Outlines the provisions and anticipates the effect 
of this bill which provides that “in determining 
parity or comparable prices for any agricultural 
commodity no deduction shall be made for-.parity, 
conservation,/subsidy, incentive, or any other 
payments." ' \ 


Metals and Metal Products (Pricp Control Report No. 5) 
Division of Research, Price Analysis and Review Section. 
March 20, 1942. 16 p. plus 8-page appendix.. 

Discusses- the*control as 
evidenced in the. price re-cord' ‘of 'metals and metal 
products. 4 graphs, 5 tables. 


374. Proposed Study of the Iron and Steel, Industry nnder 
Schedule No. 5 

( OPACS) May S, 1941. 23 p. (H) 

This is the proposed plan for the famous 
questionnaire to be sent to the iron and steel 
industry. 


Quota Committee Zinc-Lead Development Programs 

( ) 11944-1 4pl (hT" 

Reviews results from the 45 development programs 
sponsored by the Quota Committee. Memorandum from 
Jesse L. Maury, May 1, 1944. 


Speech to be Delivered Before American Mining Congress 

November 17. 1942 at'Salt Lake City. Utah , by Jesse L. 
Maury. 


( 


) [1942] 4 P. (H) 

Concerned with the Premium Price Plan of mine operatioi 
Outlines the functions of the committee responsible foi 
the administration of the plan, with some of the 
problems faced by them. 

















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A.2.m.(5) Rubber, hires’and Tubes 

377. The Rubber Situation 

( , : . ) n.d. 2 p. (H) 

.'This'"is-a brief summary, with - outline of ways to meet 

.The• problem. 

(6)2 Machinery 

378. Farm Machinery 

T ' ) n.d. 2 p. (L) 

Describes the composition of the industry and the 
nature of the product, the market, and market 
practices. 

.379. Prices of New Machine Tools as of March 1. 1941 

Industrial Manufacturing Price Division. Original edition 
not seen. Revised, 1943. 414 p. (H) (GPO) 

Consists of tables used to establish maximum prices 
of secondhand machine tools, as defined in MPR No. 1. 
SupDlement to Prices of New Machine Tools as of March 1, 
1941 (revised) 1944. 22 p. (H) (GPO) 

includes material affected by Amendment No. 4 to 
MPR No. 1, 


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B # 3. Bibliographies, Indices, Digests and Lists 


380. ALPHABETIC INDEX to the Commodities covered by the Price 

Schedules Promulgated by the Office of Price Administra¬ 

tion, Prior to February 11, 1942 

Division of Accounting, Analysis and Review, Question¬ 
naire Section, Price Schedule Reporting Unit. 

February 25, 1942* . 23 p. (H.) 

Provides the number of the schedule pertaining to 
the given commodity. 105 schedules. A brief 
auxiliary cross-index of the uses to which certain 
commodities are assigned-is also provided. 

381. Cumulative List of Financial Tabulation Classified 

According to OPA Jurisdiction 

Office of Accounting' Service, Financial Reporting 
Branch. May 15, 1944. 50 p. .(H) 

More than 1800 tabulations, including standard 
• profit and.loss and balance-sheet items figuring 
Importantly in the consideration of price problems. 
Embraces virtually'all of the tabulating work per¬ 
formed by this Branch ‘since the time of its creation. 

382. Digests of Interpretations of the General Maximum Price 

Regulation 

( ) August 22, 1942. 103 p. (H) 

Manual containing digests of interpretations of 
the GMPR, Brings together those of important 
rulings since this regulation went into effect. 

383. Directory of Commodities under Jurisdiction of Paper 

and Pagur Products Branch 

[.Paper and Paper Products Branch] First edition not seen. 
Revised, October 15, 1943. 37 p. (H) 

An index to price regulations. Covers approximately 
one thousand products. 


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A.3. Bibliographies, Indices, Digests and Lists (contd.) 

384. Index to -Price Policy. Statements and Price Operating 
Instructions 

Policy and Programming Section, Executive Office for 
Price. August 28, 1943. .15 p. (H) 

Includes all materials issued through August 10, 1943. 
Staff notices and field price instructions excluded. 
Revised, October 4, 1943. 19 p. 

Includes all materials issued through September 30, 
1943. Staff notices not included. Field Price 
Instructions 1-36 also excluded. 

385. Index’to the •Legislative History of'the~Stabilization 
Extenstion Act of 1944 

[Research and Opinion Branch]. [1944] 26 p. (H) 

Prepared for the use of OPA attorneys in construing 
the price control statutes. The index is built on 
the ae'ctional structure of the-basic legislation, 
with somewhat a detailed .subject breakdown under the 
various sections. Not completely exhaustive. 

386. List of Active Price Forms as of.March 15. 1944 

Statistical Standards Branch. [1944J 40 p. (H) 

(GfO) • 

Includes forms from Wood Price, Transportation 
and Public Utilities Price, Fuel Price, Consumer 
Goods-Price, Industrial Materials Price, Indus¬ 
trial Manufacturing Price and Services and 
Foreign Trade Price Divisions. Includes also 
general price forms. Presented in the tables 
which indicate OPA form numbers, Budget Bureau 
approval numbers, applicable regulation or 
amendment number, title and description of report, 
commodity or service, type of respondent, whether 
voluntary or required, return office, report 
period, and date due. Loose leaf arrangement, 
suitable for filing. 

387. List of Price Regulations Grouped According to Com¬ 
modity Branches 

Price Legal Division. January 25, 1944. 28 p. (H) 

List grouped according to Commodity Sections of the 
Price Legal Division in Washington. For the in¬ 
formation of all field price attorneys. Names 
and telephone numbers of attorneys sometimes in¬ 
cluded. 


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95 


A.3. Bibliographies, Indices, Digests and Lists (contd.) 

'388'. List of Sales of Public Timber During period September 
1. 1942 to October 15« 1943 . 

Lumber Branch. . November 25, 1943. 63 p. (H) 

This is a compilation of the sales by the Forest 
Service of the Department of Agriculture, the 
Oregon and.California Revested Lands Administration 
and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Arranged for 
reference in the sales of.privately-owned timber 
under MFR No. 460* 

389# Maximum Price Regulations and Price Schedules 
(• . ) n.d.4 p. . W ‘ 

Index, including 234 items • 

Revised, n.d. 4 P» (H) 

Notes titles of 271 items. 

■ 390. Memoranda on. Domestic Economic Experience , by 

Raymond'V. Goldsmith and-F. Taylor Ostrander, Jr. 

Defense Finance Department. [l94l] 3 p. (h). 

....lhis- ; is a list of materials;..prepared by the . 

. "Defense'Finance Department between August 28, 1940 

and September 13, 1941, listed chronologically, 
according to date of issue* 45 items . Concerned 
with all aspects of price and- price control. 

391. [ OPA Documents in Federal -Register"through May 14. 1942 ] 

(. - “T [After: May 14, 1942J 9 p. 

' (h) . 

Summary of documents showing price schedules and 
maximum price regulations, procedural regulations, 
administrative notices, supplementary orders, ad¬ 
ministrative and rationing orders, WPB directives, 
and defense-.rental areas. 

392, Price Action Histories and Current Price Positions 

Zinc, Lead and Tin Branch. July 20, 1942. 152 p. 

(H) 

Designed "to provide a ready reference to price 
actions taken by,the Zinc, Lead and Tin Branch, 
...and an index -to,materials and products to 
which such price actions relate." 











Bibliographies, Indices, Digests and Lists (contd.) 

393• Publications and.Memoranda Prepared in the Division 
of Research, January - December 1943 
. {.Research Division] June 1944. [38 p.] (H) 

This is a comprehensive list with annotations, 
organized according to issuing branches: Con¬ 
sumer and Income Demand, Economic Advisor’s 
Panel, Foreign Information, Price Analysis and 
Review, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Trends 
and Forecasting, and. miscellaneous. Typewritten, 
as well as duplicated, material is included. 




B. PUBLIC RELATIONS ASPECTS OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION 
1* Theories and Policies 


394 .,. Consumer- Participation to Make t he General' 

Ceiling Work 4 . 

I ~ ) April 29, 1942. ■ 5 p. ( H ) 

Notes points to stress in the publicity to secure 
consumer participation and anticipates three stages 
of the latter.. 


395* Outline of a Two-Way “Communication 11 System betw een 
OPA and the American Publi c, by Victor M. Ratner 
1 ^ ) ; ' May 6 , 1942. 45 p. (H) 

Proposes a plan calculated to reach ‘’every 
person in America,” and to insure response from 
them on matters pertaining to GMPR. Emphasis 
on a "blueprint” of community activities. 


396. Pla n for Presentation of Retail Price Program 

\ ' T J March 23 , 1942. 32 p. (H) 

Deals with the initial presentation of the 
General Maximum Price Regulation control plan 
to the American public. Attached to the Pro - 
posed Program of Price Control . 

397. Some Notes on Telling the Story of General Maximum 
Price Regulations, by VMR [atner] 

( ) May 14, 1942. 39 p. plus 

10 page summary. * (H) 

Analysis of psychological factors to be used as 
guiding principles in the preparation of pub¬ 
licity for GMPR. Also suggests specific ap¬ 
proaches. 


39S. What Education Services Do Adults Need in Jartime 

to Meet the Problems of Consumers ? by Alvin C• Eurich 
Educational Relations Branch, Consumer Division. 
[1942] 7 p. CH) 

Considers the goals of consumer educkimon 
together with the means of reaching them. 














98 


2. Information and Copy 


a. General,(Speeches, Articles, Pamphlets and Leaflets) 

399• The A.B'.C.'s of Rationing and Price Control 

Providence, Rhode Island. [1.942?J [9 p.j (L) 

(gpo?) 

Contains the full address by Christopher Del 
' ' Sestoj 'Director .of the Rhode Island Office of the 
Office of Price Administratibn, of which the "Dear 
Chris" letter forms the .’major part . Illustrated. 

; **" i ■■ •/ 

400, Address Before Automobile Dealers Associations , by 
Cyrus McCormick 

[Automobile and Truck Price Section. Price Division] 
[1941?] 13 p. (H) 

Outlines the’ general.objectives and functions of 
the 'Office of Price Administration’-and indicates 
hovJ they may effect the ■ automobile trade. 

401. Address by Chester Bowles. QPA Administrator 0 before 
the American Management as s ociation. New York. N. I. . 

January"3. 1943. 12:15 om 5AT . 

( ' " ) [194?] 9,p. (H) 

Justifies the sudden invalidation of 27 billion 
'ration points:'and .outlines five major problems 
facing the Office of Price Administration. 

402* Address by Prentiss Brown. OPA Administrator, Friday 
April 30 

( ) 11943] 3 p. (H) 

Proposes a four-point program to control and 
roll back-the cost of living. Appeal for 
support. 

403• Adaress' by Prentiss IVI. Brown, Administrator. Office 
of Price Administration before Luncheon Meeting of 

the Technical Association,, Hotel Commodore. New 

York City. Thu r sday afternoon. February 18. 1942 

( ' ) [1943 ] 6~p. (H) 

Appeal for support of price control and govern¬ 
ment policies in general. 





















99 


B.2.a. General (Speeches, Articles, Pamphlets and Leaflets) (contd.) 

404. Address by James F. Brownlee. Deputy Administrator . 

Office of Price Administration before meeting of 

National Canners Association, Chicago, 3 P.m.. 


February 14. 1944 


) [1944] 5 p. (H) 


Speaks as a business man to business men, in 
defense of OPA policy and program. 


405• Address of Martin D. Schwartz .... before the Chicago 


Paper Association. November 17. 1942. Bismark Hotel. 

Chicago. Illinois 

( ) [1942] 22 p. (H) 

Designed to explain the operations of the Office 
of Price Administration in connection with the 
• paper industry. 

406. The American Crisis , by David Ginsburg 


T 


) [1943] 23 p. (H) 


Speech before the National Lawyers Guild War 
Convention, February 21, 1943. Deals with 
home front objectives, economic stability and the 
production record, price policy and income dis¬ 
tribution, industrial mobilization and small 
business, wage stabilization and farm prices. 


407. The Attac k on Price Cont rol, by Clair Wilcox 

( ~1 [1943] wj . (hT 

Address before the National Association of Pur¬ 
chasing Agents, May 26, 1943, in vjhich the author 
reviews and refutes the major criticisms of price 
* control and of the Office of Price Administration 
in general. 

Exists also in 6-page form. 

408. Dear Cris 


...Department of Information. n.d. 
(GPO) 16-32236-1 


[5 p.] (1) 


\ . 


Actual letter from a father to his small son 
in.which he explains rationing, price control 
and rent;control. 





















loo 


'B.2-.a. General (Speeches, Articles, Pamphlets and Leaflets) (contd.) 

409*. Final Statement , by Prentiss M. Brown * ' - 

I .. ) [1943] .2 P. (H) 

To the meeting of the food trades * Points out 
the limitations that govern the Office of Price 
Administration. 

410. Government and Industrial Mobilization^ by Caroline Ware 

T~)NDAC. [1940] 16 p. (H) 

Speech before the politicial-Science Association 
meeting in Chicago, December 2.8* 1940 in which were 
outlined some of the problems confronting the De¬ 
fense Commission, together with, some of the ways in 
« which., the experience of business was combined with 
.that"or Government in solving them. 

. . 

411. How to Stop Inflation 

( ) [1942] L-0 p.] (H) 

• (GPO ?) ; ; 

Describes the effects of inflation and suggests 
methods for its control. 

'412. Price-Control, by Mrs. May Thompson Evans 

(• - ... ) [1942].. 7 p. (H) 

Address at the Institute of Government, Copley 
. Plaza Hotel, Boston, June 15, 1942. 

413. Price Control and Teachers* Purchasing Power in 

1942l44 , 

Educational Services Branch, Department of Information. 
October 1944. [4 p.] (L) 

Statement by the Chief of the Educational Services 
Branch. With 2 charts . 

414* Price Control Pamphlet (Consumers Prices, Special 
Issue) 

Consumer Division. May 1942. 21 p. (I) 

Explains the need for, and the advantages of, 
price control, lists certain.oontrolled and 
•uncontrolled items, and outlines what the con¬ 
sumer can ao to further the program. 


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B .2.a. General (Speeches, Articles-,. Pamphlets and Leaflets) (contd.) 


415 


Price Stabilization in the Machinery Industry » hy 

W. A. Neiswanger 
( 


; ) n.d. 11 p. (I) 2053 

• Address• delivered before Machinery Manufacturers 

in New ..York City, May 13,._ and San Francisco 

May IS, _. Concerned primarily with Maximum 

Price Regulation No, 136. Outlines the philosophy 




. v." ; :v 


guiding the Machinery Branch, OPA, .and.attempts t 0 
.answer some of the objections heard to price con- 
.. trol. Specific attention;;to the provisions of 
MPR No. 136. , 


416 < 


( 


Ci) 

OiJIJ 


a pna 


Price Stabilization in t he War -Phage , by J. K. Galbraith 
) L1942J, : 4 P. (H) 

Address before the National ..Shore Fair, 

January 7, 1942, in Chicago. Outlines some of the 
problems met in mobilizing Industrial .resources 
for v?ar, and in’stabilizing the cost of living. 
Concludes with specific attention; : to the shoe 
manufacturer. 


417. Rationing and Price Control , by Dexter M. 


T 

(H) 


_ - Keezer 

} August 29, 1942 . , 13 P« 


Speech before the National- Institute on Education 
and, the .War. Describes the 0PA program, its 
organization, goals and problems. Suggests ways 
in which the schools can help. Explains in par- 


’ "ticular, the r easons leading up to the 


issuance 


of the General Maximum Price Regulation, and 
estimates its initial effect. 


418. Remarks. 


(H) 


by Richard V. Gilbert 

) October 19, 1942. 


23 p. 

Considers whether inflation can be controlled. 
Discussion before the 20th Annual Agricultural 
Outlook Conference. Pointed particularly to¬ 
ward the connection between farm prices and in¬ 
flation. 


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General (Speeches, Articles, Pamphlets and Leaflets) * (contd.) 

419. Speech of Leon Henderson 

Office of Price Administration and Office of War In¬ 
formation. [1942 ?] 15 p. (H) 

Speech made in Boston on November 19, [1942], 
calculated to prepare civilians for some of the 
sacrifices to come. Reviews past accomplishments 
of OPA and outlines future objectives. 

420* Statement, by Chester Bowles, Senior Deputy Administrator 
for OPA 

( ) July 27, 1943. [2 p.] (H) 

Made at the outset of his incumbency as Senior 
Deputy Administrator. Lists lessons learned as 
state director which he expects to apply on a 
national scale. 

421. Statement, by Prentiss M. Brown, July 15, 1943 

l ) [1943] 3 P. (H) 

To the press with respect to the Maxon statement* 
Reviews OPA achievements and appeals for unity* 

422. The Teacher’s Stake in Control of the Cost of Living , 
by Leon- Henderson 

Administrator’s Office. August 31, 1942. 9 p. 

plus 4-page appendix of graphs. (H) 

Address before General Session, National Institute 
on Education and the War, American University, 
Washington, D. C. 

/ 

423• What Federal Rent Control Means 

( 5 nTd. 4 p. (H) 

Leaflet for tenants and landlords in'the New 
London Defense-Rental Area. 

424# The Why and How of Processed Food Rationing 
Food Rationing Division. n.d. 48 p. (H) 

(GPO) 

Poster-like pages 14 x 17 inches, illustrated 
profusely. Art work by OPA Graphics. 










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,2.b # Study Materials for Schools and Study Groups 

» * 

(l) Expository and explanatory 

425. Black Marketing .(OPA -Informational Leaflet for Schools 
and Colleges. Leaflet No v 2) 

Educatipnal Services Branch, Department of Information, 
September 1943. 2 p, (K) 

Explains what black marketing is, what causes it, 
its dangers, and what schools can do to help 
stamp it out. Includes also a short biblio¬ 
graphy on the subje.ct. 

' ' * ‘ ’ .. ' 

426. Facts and Figures on Rat ion ing (OPA Information Leaf¬ 
let for Colleges. Leaflet No, l) 

. Educational Services Branch,. Department of Information. 

September .1943* 2 p. (K) 

Gives figures on quantities needed of gasoline 
and fuel oil,.-rubber and food. 

427. Facts You Should Know: Price Control (Statement 

■No.'2) ~ 

( 4 ) November 1943. 4 p. (H) 

What it is,-why’it is necessary, how it,works. 

428. "Food Fights for Freedom 11 —Food ’Waste Must be Stopped 

(•OPA- Information Leaflet for Schools-and Colleges. 
Leaflet No,- 6 .) . 

* Educational Services Branch, Department of Information. 
October 1941. 2 p. (H) 

Cites examples and figures of food waste and makes 
constructive suggestions for conservation. 

429. How to Shop with Ration ••Tokens '' '(OPA Information Leaf¬ 

let for School? and Colleges. Leaflet No. 12) 
Educational Services Branch, Department of Information. 
December 1^43. 2 p. (K) 

States the "main facts about the new rationing 
plan" and offers suggestions for shopping under 
it. Includes-suggestions for teachers. 

430. How You can Know Ceiling Prices (OPA Information 

Leaflet for Schools and Colleges. Leaflet No. 10) 
Educational.Services Branch, Department of Information. 
December 1943. 2 p. (H) 

With 6 illustrations . 




Z' & tea 













2 .b.(l) 

431. 


432. 


433. 


434. 


435. 


Expository and- explanatory (contd.) 

Know Your War Price and Rationing Boards (OPA 
Information Leaflet for Schools and Colleges. 

Leaflet No. 11) 

Educational Services Branch, Department of Information. 
January 1944. 2 p. (H) 

Explains what they are charged with doing and 
how they do it. 

Materials for Business and Professional Clubs 
Group Services Branch, Consumer Division and National 
Federation of Business and Professional Women. 

October 1943. 2,p. (H) 

Provides information about current price control 
and rationing programs in local communities; the 
Horae Front Pledge campaign; Price Panels of ra¬ 
tioning boards; and Food Fights for Freedom. 

Shoe Rationing (OPA Information Leaflet for Schools 
and Colleges, Leaflet No, 5) 

Educational Services Branch, Department of Information. 
September 1943. 2 p, (H) 

Explains why shoe rationing is necessary,* what it 
accomplishes, how it is done, and how schools can 
help to make it work. 

War Price and Rationing Boards (OPA Information 
Leaflet for Schools and Colle'ges. Leaflet No. 3) 
Educational Services Branch, Department of Information. 
September 1943 . 2 p. (H) 

Information about rationing boards presented 
through questions and answers. 


Why There are Shortages of Vital Materials 

Consumer Division. May 1942; [2 p.J (H) 

Explains shortages of specific materials and 
appeals to high school students to aid in their 
conservation. 











3.2.b.(2) Flans and Outlines for Teachers,_School Administra¬ 
tors and Adult Education Groups 

436. Charting the Three R's'of 1943 (Educational Services 
Branch Bulletini 

Department of Information. December 1942. 14 P* 

(H) . 

A planning guide for teachers and school ad¬ 
ministrators on Price Control, Rent Control, 
and Rationing, planned to take the place of 
the Teacher’s Handbook on OPA’s.Wartime Economic 
Program of earlier date. Divided into four 
”study action guides” covering the over-all 
■wartime economic program, price regulation, 
rent control, rationing* and conservation of 
scarce goods,, respectively. 

437. C oliogo Wo men a n d Defense , by Harriet Elliott 
Consumer Division^ LOPACS] n„d. (H) 

Stresses the responsibility.an&.bpportunity of 
college-trained women for increasing the 
strength, of the. nation and bringing about the 
greatest effectiveness of.its insitutions. Out¬ 
lines, a five, point program for colleges. 

Reprinted "by the Office of Price-.Administration. n.d. 
, ; jx ' : 

438. Consumer Educat i on in Wartime 
Consumer Division,. Educational Relations Branch, 
n.d. 7 p. (H) 

• ; Outlines, a program for college-summer sessions. 

Includes a 15-item reading list. 

439. Exhibitions in Summer Workshops-Suggestions for 

Development 

Educational Relations Branch, Consumer. Division, 
ni-d. .3 p. "(H) 

Ideas*for summer session work in the schools. 
Related to the wartime economic measures 
of the federal government. 

440. Home Makers’ Course in Wartime Food Buying 

DC Office of Price Administration and DC Civilian 
War Services Division Consumer Nutrition Committee, 
n.d, 6 p. (H) 

Outlines the curriculum of a two-weeks course 
in the essentials of wartime food buying to be 
offered to a selected group. 


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B.2.b.(2) Plans and Outlines for Teachers, School Administrator? 
and Adult Education Groups (contd.) 

441. How Secondary Schools- Can-Contribute to the .Horns Front 

Economy in Wartime 

Educational Services Branch, Department of Information. 
June 1944. 17 p. (H) 

Contains some 261 suggestions gleaned from schools 
and individuals throughout -the "country. Divided 
into groups suitable for different departments, 
"With a general list- for the whole school.., 

442. _• How. University Extension‘Departments Gan Assist with 

the Program of the Office of Price Administration 
Department of Information, Educational Services Branch, 
n.d. 3 p. (K) 

Outlines the problem and makes suggestions for 
its- solution. 

443. ‘ interpreting' OPA Through English Classrooms, by a 

. ... Committee of National Council of Teachers of English 
[Consumer Division] [December 1943] 10 p. 

(H) 1-7150 

Outlines purposes of English teachers with 
respect to the, Office of Price Administration 

..."' ''and provides- a working outline of, ,activities 

and program. A short bibliography...is included. 

444. Materials for Information Service Corns Members 
Group Services Branch,' Consumer Division and AREA. 
November-Deeember 1942. *2 p. (H) 

. Contains information and suggestions for 

' activity in two-major current.programs: 

.-• -i 'Citizen participation in price control; and the 

r . : ... r Food Fights for Freedom Program. 

445* Program'for Adult Education 

Educational Services Branch, Department of Information. 
April 24, 1943. - 5 P* - (H) . •• > 

^ Designed to offer suggestions to. .colleges and 
4 universities, public schools and other adult 
education agencies for ways In which they can 
develop an intelligent public opinion with 
respect to wartime measures. 

446. Program for 'Summer Workshops 

- Consumer Division, Educational Relations Branch. 

June 17, 1942. 11 p. •(H) - 

' Lists suggestions for consultants and work¬ 
shop directors and provides a sample plan as 
worked out for Stanford University. 















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B.2.b.(2) 

447. 

44 ^. 

449. 

450, 

451 

.. 452 

453 


Plans and Outlines for Teachers, School Administrators* 
and Adult Education Groups (contd.) 

, Proposed Program for Elementary Schools 

Educational 3eryic.es, Branch, Department" .of Information. 
June 1943. 6 p. 

Practical suggestions for wartime activities for 
elementary schools. 'Contains also a suggested 
reading list.• 

• Proposed Program for Secondary Schools 

Department of Information, Office of Price Administration* 
' June 1943. 9 p. (H) 

Contains practical-suggestions for bringing about 
an.'understandin^-of • wartime economics, !and for 
student participation in the ^program. . .. 

Sample Check List of OPA College Educational 

Activities 

( ) n.d. lg, (I) ,*■' 

List includes'"suggestions for'all university 
. ■'‘sponsored community Activities, campus activ¬ 

ities, and department programs with curriculum 
suggestions. 


Save VJaste Paper for Victory: A Suggested High 

School Lesson ' - • 

Consume? 'Divisionv January 1942. 2 p, (H) 

Outline for the teacher.. Designed to^secure 
the active participation of students in such 
“• 'a'"program. ■ ■ 

. Sign Posts of the General Maximum Price Regulation 

( ) n.d. 6 p. (H) 

Outlines seven "interest areas" around which 
national organizations and public groups can 
build educational campaigns. . . . /, > 


Suggested Program for Organizing a Consumer Council 

in Colleges and Universities 
( ■ r.-. 5 nTd. 1 p. (H) 

An outline. Includes objectives and suggested 
methods. 


• Suggestions for .Use and Develoment of Materials 

in School in Relation to OPA Program 
Consumer Division. August 1942. . 12 p. (h) 

. Provides specific suggestions to be used from 
the primary and intermediate grades through 
high school. 



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B.2.b.(2) 

.454, 


. 455. 

456. 


Plans and Outlines for Teachers, School Administrators 
and Adult Education Groups, (contd.). 

-••- Suggestions to Parent-Teacher-Associations on Wartime 

Economic Programs . ...... 

Educational Relations Branch, Consumer Division. 

August 1942. 2 p, • (H) 

Lists suggestions of ways in which the PTA can 
help control inflation, through a program of 
discussion and action. 

Reprint,. Department of Information* Educational Services 

Branch, November 1942. 2 p. (i) .'1-1630; 1-1710 

* Exists- also in undated fora. . 

Teacher ’ s Guide - on the Meats-and-F-ats, Rationing 

Pro-gram -.jj:-:*. 

Educational Services Branch, Department of Information. 
March 1943. 4 p. (H) 

Explains how the program works and why it was 
instituted. Concludes with suggestions for 
classroom Activities, . 

Teacher’s Handbook on OPA’s Wartime Economic 

Program 

Educational Relations JBranch, Consumer Division, 

July 27, 1942. ' 19 p. (H) 

Apparently this is but one section of the 
original handbook. Summarizes OPA’s economic 
and educational programs and provides three 
* study unit outlines for the use of teachers on 
the general subjects of civilian supplies, price 
control and rationing. Rent is taken care of in 
another section. 

Revised. Table, of .Contents: "Revised September 15, 

1942”. Front page of text: "Revised October 1942." 
*18 : p. <H) 

Considerably changed, though some of the text 
- is identical with above, and the general out¬ 
line remains the same. Substituted for the 
study units is a study outline with questions 
for discussion and a list of 19 suggested 
activities for the teacher to institute. 












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B.g k b.(2) Plana and Outlines for Teachers, School Administrators 
**’*"’ : ' • ■■.and " Adult- Eduea%ion Groups (contd,0. 

*457.’ Teaching Suggestions for Educational Str ip Films 
on Price Control and Rationing 

- T .Educational Services Branch, Department of Information. 

October 1943. 10 p. (H) 

Describes"thre strip films prepared for schools and 
colleges', .and explains how-to' Secure and use them. 

. 4 ... ***. \ . ... 

458. War Against Waste Dav: A Suggested High School 
Lesson _ 

.'Consumer Division*■’ • November... 1941 *. . 2. p.. : (H) 

.... An outline for. the teacher. . 

Revised, February 1942, under title War Ag ainst Waste? 

A Suggested High-School Lesson. 2 p. (GPO) 

459. Ways to Victory ' 

Office of Price Administration, and State Council 
of. Defense and State Department of Education, Providence 
•Rhode- Ts-land. September'■•1942.' / ' 68 p. (H). 

A teaching guide for use in elementary, junior 
' arid senior high schools. Part I, a manual for 
. .teachers/ corftains an - outline of the economic 
. backgrounds of the wartime program. Part II 
.ri. „ provides suggested teaching units. 

460... Why Your College Should Participate in a War-Time 
. Consumer Program 

Consumer Division, April 1942. 5 p. (H) 

Concerned primarily with suggestions for 
participation in a consumer program. 

461. Why Your High School Should Participate i n a Wartime 
Consumer Week 

Consumer Division. March 1942. iii p. (H) 

Explains both why and how high school students 
could help in a consumer program. Includes 
short bibliography of available free materials. 

(3) S tudy Outline s 

462. Basic Outlin on Price-"Control 

Department of Information, Educational Services 
Branch. February 1943 . 4 P* (I) 

Study outline calculated to re-emphasize the 
need for price control and the part the in¬ 
dividual can play in it. 

Revised, June 1943. 4 P* (H) 

Certain additions to the original.include a brief 
reading list. 


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B,2.b.(3) Study Outlines (contd.) 

4^3# Basic Outline on Rationing - 1 

Department^of*. Information, Educational Services 

Branch. February‘1943. 6 p, (I).“ 

n Study outline designed to bring out' the need for 
rationing,-its extent to date, its effect on in- 
. dividual^families,, the various, methods and tech- 
. niques In use, and the benefits to the consumer, 
r - Revised,•June 1943. 9 p. (H) 

Very slight, revision of the study outline. Adds 
a 2A-item, reading list at the close. 

464. Basic Outline on Rent Control 

Department of Information, Educational Services Branch. 

February 1943. 5 p*. t . ... . . 

■ S tudy r outline designed to •raise ;&hd help answer 
• questions pertaining to,the need . for rent control, 
... . .its operation, its benefits , and .‘the individual’s 

relationship to it. " . 

Revised, June 1943. 6 p. (K) 

Slight additions to the original.. Includes a 
• ' • ;5fitem reading . list ","" "", vr' ■ 

* 4&5•' Basic Outline • on- the' Role o£‘ the Office of Price 
Administration 

.£e pertinent- of Infornatiop, Educational Services. 

-Branch,'"v;'February ' •(I) • * • *' 

Study-outline designed, to help the student 
: answer .certain, questions. 1 which may arise per- 
. taining to- the Office.of price Administration, 

•' its objectives, : ar4 its' techniques. Prepared 

for use in conjunction with the three basic 
outlines on price control, rent control and 
:n _• rationing,; and with the. object of tying these 
together as re la ted'" parts- -of • the ■ war and * the 
. ; home front. 

Revised, June. 1943. 7 p. (H) 

: Reyision very slights Adds a 12-item reading 
list. 


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B.2.b.(3) Study Outlines (contd.) 

466 . The Consumer and the War: A Study Outline 

Consumer.Division. January 1942. 29 p. (H) 

Outline for eight discussion meetings covering 
the consumer^ position in the war, the wise 
buying of food and clothing^ the conservation 
of consumer goods in the home, the use of 
alternative goods and services by homemakers, 
and the participation in community consumer 
, programs. A list of materials, principally 
free government pamphlets, and a guide for 
group leaders are included. 

467. The Consumer in the Wartime Program 
Consumer Division. n.d. [20 p.J (H) 

Eight program outlines for study, discussion 
and action. Prepared for Alpha Kappa Alpha 
Society. 

46S. Inflation Study Outline 

Department of Information, Group Services Branch. 
January 19, 1943. 9 p. (H) 

Prepared in the form of•questions and answers. 

469. Study-Discussion Outline on Reconversion Pricing 

Educational Services Branch, Department of Informa¬ 
tion. October 1944. 8 p. (H) 

Summarizes the statement to all members of 
OPA Advisory Committee by Chester Bowles, 
entitled M 0ur Pricing Objectives in the Re¬ 
conversion Period.” 

470. The War on the Home Front: How You as a Con¬ 
sumer May Help Win the War 

San Francisco Regional Office. . October 1942. 

40 p. (I) .(Recorder. Sunset, San p ranc j_ sco ) 
Composed,of 9 study -outlines and project 
suggestions prepared for,students on the 
secondary school level and on the following 
topics; Consumers in Wartime; the Fight 
Against Rising Prices; Putting Ceilings on 
Prices; The Fight Against Scarcity—Ra¬ 
tioning; Saving in Wartime; Buying in War¬ 
time-Foods; Buying in Wartime—Clothing; 

Care of Home Furnishings and Equipment in 
Wartime; the War Against Waste—Conservation, 


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B.2.b.(3) Study Outlines (contd.) 

471. Wise Buying in Wartime: Beef 

Consumer Division, February 1942, 7 p. (H) 

Outline for group discussion. Contains the 
principal information needed: by a group learning 
about wise buying .of beef.; One sheet summary of 
of the subject laid in. 

Second Printing, April 1942. 

472. Wise Buying in Wartime? Eggs 

Consumer Division. February 1942. 7 p. (H) 

Planned for group discussion to stress the 

•••• ‘ • .. principal information needed by a ^roup learning 

•about wise buying'of' eggs. One..'sheet'summary of 
the subject.laid in. 

Second printingj April 1942. 

473. Wise Buying in Wartime ; ' Tomatpes 
Consumer Division.- n.d, 7 p, (H) 

An outline for group discussion of the prob- 
JLems connected;with.canning tomatoes and 
tomato products. One' sheet'summary of the 
subject.laid in. 

(4) Projects and bkits 

474* The Consumer^ Pledge Against Waste; A^ 

Dramatization for High S chools 

Consumer Division. . January 1942. 5 p. (H) 

473• The Consumer's Victory Pledge 

Consumer Division. May 1942. 5 p. (I) 

A dramatization for high schools, designed 
. .. . ' for classroom* auditorium ; o;r .school radio 

system. ’ T 

A 9 

■ 476. How Schools and Colleges Can Aid the Food Price 

Control- Program 

Educational Services Branch, Department of Informa¬ 
tion. September 1944* : 4 P* (H) (GPO) 

■ Provide an "anti-inflation grocery shopping 
list." . 


















113 


B.2.b.(4) Projects and Skits- (contd.) * * " 

477 . Suggested' Outline for, a- High School Consumer Week 

Consumer Division. [February 1942] [2 p.] 

(H) (GPO) 

Designed to use the resources of the whole school. 
Outlines projects for different departments and 
sections. 

[Revised] under title A High School Consumer Week . 
April 1942. 4 P. (H) 

In addition to identical material with the above, 

• contains list of materials availabe for free 
distribution, and other material for teachers, 
together with suggestions for school-wide 
activities. 

478. This is lour Price Panel: A Dramatic Skit . 

Group Services Branch, Department of Information. 

June 22, 1943. ' 18 p. (H) 

Skit with production notes, patterned after 
the maneer of Thornton Wilder’s "Our Town.” 
Revised, December 1943. 18 p. (H) 

Very slight revision. 

479. War Against Waste: A Suggested School Assembly 
Program 

Consumer Division. n.d. 2 p. (H) 

Outlines program to follow, a forty-minute high 
school class lesson on the subject. 

480. War Against Waste Day : A Dramatization for High 

Schools • 

Consumer Division. ■ November 1941. 5 p. (H) 

Script designed "primarily for simple dramatiza¬ 
tion in the classroom, auditorium or over the 
school radio system... 11 

481. War Against 'Waste Day:. A School Program-for Dunbar 
High School 

( ) n.d. 3 p. (H) 

Outline of a program to be carried out under the 
auspices of the Office of Civilian Defense, 
District of Columbia Defense Council, Consumer 
Division of the Office of Price Administration, 
Division of Industrial Conservation and Defense 
Garden Projects of the Office of Defense, 

Health and Welfare services. 













114 


B.2.b,(5) Bibliographies 

482. Brief Bibliography for Consumers in Wartime • 

Consumer Division. May 1942” [2 p.] plus 2-page 

appends . (H) 

j . Includes material on inflation, price control 

. and„other wartime consumer problems, 28 items. 
[Revised]> July 1942. 4 p. 

Grouped under the following heads; Price Ad- 
- ministration; Rationing; Rent; Civilian Con¬ 
servation; Wartime Economics; Posters; Organ- 
, , izational Activities, etc. 38 items. 

483* Consumer Knowledge Builds Defense ♦ (Bulletin No, 

ll;)'" (h.) 

,. Consumer Division, Office for Emergency Management, 
NDAC. April 1941. 62 p. 

Annotated bibliography of pamphlet •materials, 
chiefly government publications. Contains 
principally non-technical material usable by 
the lay consumer. 198 items. 

Revised under title Consumer frinowledge Helps Win the 
War, March 1942. 54 p. 

. Defense; material omitted and-.new war material 

included. 213 items. 

484* Published Materials 

Consumer Division. November 1,-1941. [2 p*] 

(H) 

This is a brief annotated, list of materials on 
consumer problems available at time of publi- 
. cation for free distribution on request to the 
Consumer Division. 

485• Reference List of Office of Price Administration 
Publications [Foreign Informati'pn;3.orie6) 

) [1943] ( h ) 

Gives titles and dates of. publication. 

486. .. Selected.Bibliography 

Consumer Division, NDAC. [March 1941*] 9 p« (H) 

Includes published articles on the Consumer 
Division and the NDAC, materials available 
from the Consumer Division, and selected 
published materials on various aspects of 
civilian well-being in relation to national 
defense. Contains material through February 

1941. 

Revised, [July 1941*] 13 p* 

Contains materials issued through June 1941. 













B.2.b(5) Bibliographies (cor.td.) 


487. fitted BibHoorachY °n Wa r tine Con sider Proble jas 

Department of Information;Original edition not seen. 

Revised. October 1942. 5 p. W . - 

Thirty-seven items classified under six heads. 

The War Effort and Economics of the Home Front; 
Price and Rent Control; Wartime Buymanship and 
Conservation; School-Community Projects; ai s 
for Teachers; Radio Programs. Annotated. 

Supplement, November 1942 to the October 1942 revision 

1 P- <*> . , T * 

Revised, December 1942. o p. vi/ 

Films and posters added. 41 items. 


488. So-l ^tad list of Speech es. Articles, and Statements 
Clearance and Coordination Section, Division 0l 

Field Operations. February 1, 1942. . ° p. U; 

A bibliography. Comprised primarily of PM 
press releases. 


489. 


Selected References on pric e Control, Rent Control 

Educational Services Branch, Department of Information. 
June 1943 . 6 p. (H) . , 

An annotated bibliography of easily available 
material. For use by schools and colleges. 


Total of 68 items. 

Revised, December 1943. 8 p. (GBO) 

Expanded to contain 100 items• 
Revised, June 1944. 20 p. (GPO) 

Greatly expanded. 


490* Summary of Press Releases Issue d by National Deien se 
Advisory Commission (Price. Cons umer, A gricultur e 
Divisions') and Office of Price Adm inistration and 

Civilian Sunnlv for the Period July- 1940-July 1941 

Special Services Section of Office Management 

Division. 68 p. (H) 

Arranged by subject. Includes rulings, orders, 
announcements, etc. 




















116 


B*2.c # Consumer Information 
(l) General 

491* Consumer Goods Handbook 

( ) n.d. [11 p.] (H) 

’’Designed to bring together in brief form 
supply and price information about certain 
consumer goods.” Section I deals with 
durable consumer goods. Sections II and III 
(to be prepared later) to include food and 
clothing items, respectively. 

492. The Consumer, the market. And National Defense 
by Ben Lewis 

[Office of the Consumer Advisor, NDAC] [19403 

7 p. (H) 

Speech before the Conference of National Retail 
Trade Organizations called by Miss Harriet Elliott 9 
August 29, 1940* Indicates how the Consumer 
Office of the Defense Commission conceived its 
function and how it set out to operate. 

493• Controlling Prices of Consumer Goods in Wartime , 
by James S. Earley 

Office of the Economic Advisor. [1944] 8 p, 

(H) 

Address delivered June 13, 1944, at the annual 
meeting of the American Home Economics Associ¬ 
ation. 

494. Defense of America’s Future , by Caroline F. Ware 
Consumer Division, NDAC. [l94l] 14 P* (H) 

Address before the National Association of 
Deans of Women, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 

February <50, 1941* Analysis of fundamental 
problems facing the United States and the 
world. 


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B.2.c.(l) General (contd.) 

* ' ♦ * r 

495. Directory of Governmental Consumer. Services 

and Agencies , by Leland J. Gordon (Bulletin No; 3; 
also designated as Series A: Consumer-Buyer 
Problems, No. 3) - 4 ' 

Consumer Division, National Defense [Advisory] 
Commission. n.d, 29 p. (H) 

Divided into three parts listing municipal 
state and federal services and agencies re¬ 
spectively, with brief notes describing their 
functions. 

Reprinted, Consumer Division, OPACS. n.d. 29 p. 

. -. w 

496. Economics of the Home Front 

[Consumer Division] [1942] [ll p.] (H) 

States the case for price control; reports 
methods used in other countries; outli.es the 
General Maximum Price Regulation, and suggests 
ways of citizen cooperation. 

497. Highlights of the Consumer' Program 

Consumer Division. January 1, 1942. 12 p. 

" (I)'” 20778 • - .. . ; 

Designed to answer freqUently-asked questions 
about the Consumer Division. Includes its 
duties, types of organizations with which it 
has worked, and a list of typical program 
services given to these. 

498. Main Points in a Wartime Consumer Program 
Consumer Division.- * January- 14, 19426 p. 

•(H) 

Memorandum from Dan West to 'Consumer repre¬ 
sentatives of State Defense Councils. Con¬ 
cerned with' conservation, rationing, price- 
watching, information for consumers, regula¬ 
tions for consumer prot’e'stion, services for 
low-income consumers and participation of 
consumer groups. 

499. Memorandum 

T ) n.d. 1 p. (H) 

From Miss Harriet Elliott to consumers, 
encouraging communications related to the 
cost of living. 


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B.2.c.(l) General (contd.) 

•500. A- Negro Community Works in Behalf of its Families 
(American Family Series No. l) 

Consumer Division. [1941?] 8 p. (H) 

Lists resources available in the community, 
and reports projects initiated by local groups. 
Related in narrative style, as the experience 
of a specific family. 

501. A Negro Sharecropper Family Learns to Use the Con¬ 
sumer Services of its Government (American Family 
Series,'No. 2.) 

Consumer Division. October 1941. 21 p. (H) 

With a foreword by Miss Harriet Elliott. 

Designed to provide information about govern¬ 
ment services which are available to the con¬ 
sumer—particularly the rural family. Largely 
in narrative form. Contains also a list of 
* available government bulletins. 

[Revised], under title: A Negro Rural Family Learns 
to use the Consumer Services of its Government 

n.d. 12 p. ‘ (H) 

Slight revision. 

502. The Responsibilities of the Consumer Commissioner 
in the Field of Wholesaling , by Harriet Elliott 

X I0AC) November 12, 1940. 

7 P. (H) 

Address at the conference on wholesale dis¬ 
tribution of consumer goods in relation to 
national defense. 

503. What’s in the Price Control Law ? 

Consumer Division. May 1, 1942. 1 p. (H) 

Note on the April 29th General Maximum .Price 
Regulation, with an 8"page reprint by the 
same title from Consumer’s Guide. 

504. What’s New in Price' Control ? 

Consumer Division. July 15, 1942. 1 p# (H) 

Prepared as an accompaniament of a pamphlet 
on price control to note amendments and spe.cial 
interpretations of the GMPR which had taken 
place since the release of the original pamphlet. 


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B.2.c # (2) Equipment Conservation 


505. How to Make Your Gas or Electric Range ‘Last Longer 
Office of .Price Administration and Bureau of Home 
Economics,. Agricultural Research Administration, 

U. S. Department of Agriculture. October 1942. 

8 p., folded (H) (GPO) 

Offers pointers for the care of both gas and 
electric ranges. 

506. How to Make Your Ironing Equipment--Last*Longer 
Office of Price Administration and Bureau of Home 

Economics, Department of Agriculture. n.d. 8 p, 
folded. (H) (GPO) 

Simple, rules for the home-maker. 

507. How to Make Your Washing Machine Last Longer 
Office of Price Administration and Bureau of Home 
Economics, Agricultural Research Administration, 

U* S. Department of Agriculture. 1942 . 8 p. 

folded (I) (GPO) 

.Offers simple but valuable hints to the home¬ 
maker. * 

508. Take Care of Household Rubber 

T~ ~ ) and Bureau-.of. Home 

Economics, Agricultural Research Administration, 

U. S. Department of Agriculture. October 1942. 

2 p. folded into 8. (H) (GPO) • 

Specific instructions for the care, protection 
and. mending of rubber articles used in the 
home. 

509. Take Care .of Vacuum Cleaners and Carpet Sweepers 
Officq Qf Price Administration and Bureau of Home 
Economics, Agricultural Research Administration, 

U A - S .. Department of Agriculture. January 1943. 
Bp. folded. (I) (GPO) 16-32641-1 

Careful instructions for making cleaning 
equipment last longer 

(3) Shopping Aids 

510. Buy Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Wartime Meals 

Department of Information. October 1942. [4 p.] 

(H) (GPO) 

Tells how to judge quality, and suggests ways 
to use fruits and vegetables. 











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B.2.C.O) 

511. 


512. 


513 


514 


515. 


Shopping Aids (contd.) 

How You Can Help Keep Wartime Prices- Down 
Department of Information. January 1943. 23 p. 

(H) (GPO) 

Explains the reasons for ceiling prices and 
tells how to know them; shows what they look 
like and gives a list of items under price 
control. Explains also how to report an over- 
- charge and where to get further information 
about price control, rent control and rationing. 
Gives brief resume.of what the tenant can do 
to help with rent control. Presented in concise 
diagrammatic forms with illustrations and 
sketches. 

How You Can Tell Top Legal Prices 
( : ) September 1943. 5 p. 

(I) 

Explains how to tell top prices in a grocery 
store, a restaurant, and "other types of 
< stores," 

. Instructions for the Shopper on the Use of OPA 

Ceiling Price Lists for Food 

[Group Services Branch} . [l944] [2 p,J 

(H) (GPO) 

Offers detailed instruction together with how 
to report ceiling price violations. 

• OPA Market-Basket Price Book 
[Group Services Branch] J n.d. 23 p. (H) 
Instructions for discovering ceiling prices. 
Includes blanks (pp. 8-23) for. the-consumer 
to check selling prices against top OPA 
prices, and for eventual reporting to War 
Price and Rationing Boards of any violations 
discovered. 

Point Rationing: What. Why and How 
Department of Information. November 20, 1942. 

7 p, (I) 1-2036 

Anticipates War Ration Book Two. Attempts 
to explain and acquaint the shopper with the 
use of point rationing. 



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B,2.c(3) Shopping Aids (contd.) 

516. What You Should Know About Wartime Price Control 

■ > -.11942] [2 p.J (H) 

(GPO) 

Advice to the consumer. Provides list of foods 
which do and which do not have ceiling prices.* 

517. Why Canned Fruits. Vegetables, and Soups are 
Rationed 

T "* ) January 1943. 2 p, (I) 

(GPO) 16-32240 : 

Primarily an instruction sheet for consumers, 
to explain the use of ration stamps, 

( 4 ) Suggestions on Conforming to'OPA Regulations 

518. Does . Your./Home H-ave a -Home 'Front Pledge Sticker 

• [Group Services Branch] September 1943. 4 P# 

(H) 

•Prepared for distribution by Visiting Nurses, 
Explains how' the consumer can use ceiling 
prices and ration stafcps to his advantage. 

519. Facts . You : Should Know About Rent Control 

( • - September 1944 5 p. (L) 

Sunmary of the whole'rent control situation. 

520. Facts You Should'Know: Butter (Statement No. l) 

( ) October 1943. 4 p. (H) 

Analysis of the problem with outline of 
attempts at•solution. 

521. Facts You Should Know: Fuel Oil (Statement No. 4) 

I • " " ’ ; ) December 1943. 6 p. (H) 

Analysis of - the problems .involved in the war¬ 
time supply of fuel oil with accomplishments 
toward their solution to date. 

522. Facts You Should Know: Gasoline (Statement No. 3) 

() November 1943. 8 p, (H) 

Analysis of the problem with outline of what 
has been accomplished through allocation and 
, rationing. Adds a word on the dangers of the 
black market and the need for car-sharing. 


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B;2.c;(4) Suggestions on Conforming to OPA Regulations (contd.) 

523. . Facts You Should Know: Meat (Statement No, 5) 

("7 February 1944V *7 p. (H) 

Analysis of the problems of' supply, distribution 
and price, 

524« How the General Maximum Price Regulation and Rent 
Declarations Work 

Consumer Division. May 1, 1942 . 4 p. (H) 

, Questions and answers for consumers in wartime. 

• 525* How to Handle my Furnace (Questions and Answers 

No. 5) 

( ) n.d. 3 p. (I) 7508-B 

Contains all types of questions pertaining to 
the operation of a furnace and the conservation 
of fuel. 

526. How to Heat Your Home with Less Fuel This Winter 
Office of Price Administration and the Office of 
Petroleum Coordinator, War Production Board, 
Bituminous Coal Consumer’s Counsel,. Office of Solid 
Fuels Coordinator, Office of War'information. n.d, 

• - 6 p. (H) (GPO?) 

Deals with different types of insulation as 
well as control of heating equipment itself. 

527. How to Keep Warm and Save Fueld in Wartlme 
Information Department. [1942] F12 p. j (H) 

(gpo) ; 

Offers a seven-point program with specific 
• suggestions pertaining to each. Illustrated. 

528. Instructions for Establishment and Operation of 
Organized Transportation Plans 

Automotive Supply Rationing Division. n.d. 

16 p. (H) 

Incorporates.the transportation experience of 
many establishments, ranging from small to 
large, and located in all sections of the 
' ' country.. Calculated to reduce the total con¬ 

sumption of wartime gasoline and rubber. 













123 


B,£,c*(4) Suggestions on Conforming-to OPA Regulations (contd.) 

529. Men's Rubber Boots and Rubber. Work-Shoes are 

♦ RatiQge<| ^ 

( ’ ) September 1942. [4 p.] 

(H) 

Explains reasons for rationing rubber boots 
and work shoes and describes method of securing 
them. Illustrations of the six rationed types. 

530. Recipes to Match Your Sugar Ration 

Consumer Division and the Bureau of Home Economics, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture. May 1942. 14 p. 00 

(gpo) 

Includes also four "good sugar-saving rules to 
follow at all times." 

531. Sugar for Wartime Canning 

Consumer Division. June 1942. [3 p.] 00 (GPO) 

Explains how to get sugar for canning, and 
offers suggestions on how to "stretch" it. 

532. Sugar in Wartime 

Consumer Division and Bureau of Home Economics of 
the U. S. Department of Agriculture.’ n.d. [2 p.] 

(I) (GPO) 16-27225-1 

Flier explaining why sugar is rationed, how the 
system works and how sugar may be saved. 

533. This is Why lour Mileage is Rationed 

( ) November 1942. 4 P. 

(H) (GPO) 

•Graphic presentation of "what you must do to 
qualify for gasoline and tires." 

534. You and Your .Fuel Oil Ration 

I ' 5 [1943j '16 p. (H) (GPO) 

"The why and how of fuel oil rationing and what 
to do about it." 

535. Your Cup of Coffee 

department of Information. * October 1942. 2 p. 

(i) 

Offers pointers for buying and brewing coffee. 

5 illustrations . 











,2.d* Information for the Press 
(1) General 


536, . Admakers -Handbook for Fuel .Oil Rationing * 

Campaigns' Division, Department of Information, 

[1943] 14 P. (H) 

Outlines the. six themes to be followed, in the 
advertizing copy- and includes 13 illustrations . 

537. Admakers Handbook for point Rationing 

.Campaigns Branch> Department of information. n.d. 

■ ' 12 p, (I). (GPO) 

Suggests 5 projects to make point rationing 
work smoothly. '-Shows-cuts of advertisements 
already in preparation to serve as suggestions 
for others. 

536. , Admakers.Handbook for Tire Inspection 

v" Campaigns Branch, Department of Information, 
n.d. - 14 , p.• (L)- 

'Outlines a program to make tire inspection 
work smoothly ,jv .1•. •Vh 1 

"539# Admakers"Handbook, on Car "Sharing 

Campaigns Division,-. Department of Information. 

11943?J 14 P. .(K) -(GPO) 

’ * Explains how advertisers can help solve vital 

wartime transportation, problems and' at the same 
'time conserve fuel and rubber. States eight 
objectives and outlines ’ nine'projects to meet 
them. 9-illustrations and' 9 copy samples . 











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B.2.d.{l) General (contd.) : '■ ■ - - 

540, The Campaign Against Black Markets in Meats (U.S.* 
Government Campaign to Promote the Production, 

Sharing and. Proper. Use. of.. Food,..Book VII) ♦ 

Office of Price Administration and- Food Distribution 
Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture* 

March 1942, 10 p, plus 15-page appendix. (i) 

Describes the problem together with measures 
taken by the Government to solve it. Supplies 
also- information ..and copy objectives -for the 
press. 

Exists also in undated edition, 23 'P« (GPO) 

. 51776 

Text identical with above. 

Supplement to Book VII, May 1943. 22 p. (I) 

Digests new regulations affecting black markets 
in meat, and includes also sections describing 
those in butter and in poultry. ■ 

541♦• Economic Stabilzation 

Office of Price Administration and Office of War 
Information, Office of Economic Stabilization, 

War Labor Board, War Food Administration, Department 
of Agriculture and Federal Reserve Board.- First two 
editions not seen. 

Third edition, July 1944; 16 p. (H) (GPO) 

"This publication is not for general distribution 
but restricted to the use of media presenting 
information to the public." Provides a factual 
background to show the threat to economic 
stability with the objective of the program to 
meet it. 8 charts. 2 tables . 

542. Essentials of the Market Basket Too Prices Program 

( 5 HX [TpTj Th] 

Presented in outline form. 












126 


B.2.d.(l) General (contd.) 


543 


544< 


y 


545, 


Food Fights for‘Freedom ~ ~r 

.Office of Price Administration and -Office of 
Program Coordination, Office-of War.Information, 
and the. War Food Addinistration. . . £1943] 43 p. 

,(H) ; .. (GPO) ■ ■ - 

-Information program •"for. the use of media 
presenting information;to.the public." 

. .. Presents the problem and outlines the 
sdltitioia-as- to educating the 

public. Attempts.: alsb ; ' to ’show"the"’relation 
of this program ' to-. existing programs. 

• ' •' ' • 

Fuel. Oil Conservation Drive •: : 

Department of Information. • July 1944* 16 p« 

(L) 

Brief history of fuel oil rationing, with an 
outline of a program calculated to convince 
industry and public of the need for continued 
. 'conservation ..during the 1944”1945 heating 
' • season^ • . ’■.; ;V ' 

Fuel Oil Rationing 

Department of Information-. May 1944. 20 p. 

(L) " . . 

An information manual and fact book for the 
4944-45 heating season. Reviews the reasons 
''for- fuel oil-.'rationing and outlines the pro¬ 
gram for the season'to come. :: f • 


• 546. Gasoline Conservation . .. V 4- 

• Office of Price -Administration and ‘Office of War 
Information, Petroleum Administration for War, 
and the Office of Defense Transportation. [1943] 
30 p., . (H) (GPO) 

"A government-program to explain the facts 
about gasoline, to help bring about better 
• compliance with rationing,, and to increase 

sharing. For the use of media presenting 
information to the public." 











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B # 2*d,(l) General (epnt&.O 

547. General Price Control . 

J ~ ", ) n*d,- 9 p* plus 2-page 

* appendix. (H) 

* Different sections deal with the fight against 

inflation, why price control is necessary, the 
experience with price control here and abroad, 
how the price control order works, and what 
the individual can do to hold down prices. 

548. Information Background and Admakers Handbook 
for Stove Rationing 

Department of Information. [1943] [14 P-] 

(H) 

- * Explains the need for stove rationing and out¬ 

lines its salient points. Part II contains 
the admaker. material with suggested themes for 
emphasis. Includes also -a text for a half-minute 
radio announcement. 

549. Information Campaign for Coffee Rationing 

Department of Information (approved by Office of 
War .Information). November 1942. 15 p. (H) 

Outlines the rationing provisions and suggests 
a campaign strategy. Appendix offers back¬ 
ground material to show need for rationing, and 
explains how the rationing plan works. 

550• Information Campaign for the Car Sharing Program 
Office of Price Administration and Office of War 

Information, Office of Rubber Director, Office of 
Civilian Defense, Office of Defense Transportation 
and Highway Traffic Advisory Committee.-' n*d. 

•[49 p.] (H) 

A copy-guide dealing with registered private 
passenger automobiles . Divided into four 
sections dealing respectively with the major 
aspects of the campaign, the mechanics of 
car sharing and mileage rationing, quotations 
on transportation, and background material. 

2 tables . 












128 


B.2.d.(l) General (contdj, 

551* Information Campaign for the Idle Tire 
Purchase Plan 

Information Department. [Before October l'5/ 1*942] 

.M'-JL: . ••■■■ ' V ^ 

Factual"^ copy, suggestions for a 

.publicity campaign to inform and convert the 

• public to. the. need for tire rationing. Table 
shows used tire prices. 

552. Information Campaign for the National Mileage 
Rationing Program 

... Department of Information. ■ October 1942. 51 p. 

(H).IcvlJ'l'V ' 

. Concerned .primarily with the program as it 

-applies to registered private passenger 
automobiles. 

. 553. . Information•Campaign for the Stove Rationing 

Program 

Department of Information. December 1942. 15 p. 

(H) . . 

Explains the need for stove rationing, kinds 
of stoves available, where and what are 
ualj rationed, who ; may get them and how. Also 
'-y putlffies strate^" for the^publicity campaign, 

554.: Information Campaign for the .Voluntary Tire 
Conservation Program 

Office of.Price Administration and Office of the 
Rubber Director, War Production Boardf Office of 
Defense Transportation;*and Bureau of Campaigns, 
Offiee of.-Wa-r Information. . n.d. ; 19. p. (I) 

' .. 8 - 02*44 ’ .. • ' - 

• Attempts to. show the need Tor the program 
and proceeds to outline the campaign 
strategy. Includes, copy suggestions for the 

r press. ^ . . 

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555 4 Information Program Book for the Home Front Pledge 
„ . Campaigns Division. Department of Information > 

n.d.- 17.p. (H) 

Prepared for the press to provide information 
on the purpose and mechanics of the campaign, 
the policy pursued, and to give background 
material on price control and rationing. Copy 
suggestions are included. 
















129 


B.2.d.(l) 

556 


557 


558, 


559 



general (contd.). 


Inforaatl-on--Program^ -for - -Fuel .Oil .Ra tiQning, 

1943-44 Season 

Department of Information, n f d, 7-Pj (H) 
Summarizes the programj offe»s keynotes for 
a local campaign, and concludes with a sum- 
,mary of the shortages-and suggested methods 
of bonservation. 


Information Program for Point Rationing of Canned 

'' and Processed Foods . J44. •;4 14... * •• : 

(Book Three of the U .SGovernment C ainpaign to 
Promote the Production, Sharing and Proper Use of 
Food) 

Department of Information (approved by the Office 
of War information), January 1943, 38 p. (H) 

Explains the rationing program in brief, gives 
the program schedule and the campaign strategy 

..- and -concluded (pp. 7-J26). with copy -suggestions 

for the press. 

Information Program for Shoe Rationing 

Department of Information, February 1943. 17 p* 

(H) 

Explains the program in brief, its objectives, 
why rationing is necessary, how to get shoes, 
help save leather for war and stop ration 
rumors. • 


Information Program for the Rationing of Meats 

and Fats (Book VIII) ~ 

Campaigns Branch, Department of Information and 
U.3.'Department of Agriculture and Office of 
Program Coordination of the Office of War Informa¬ 
tion. March 11, 1943. 53 p. (H) 

Describes the then-new rationing program, and 
outlines the schedule for explaining its various 
aspects to the public. Part of the U.S. Govern¬ 
ment campaign to promote the production, sharing 
and proper use of. food. 


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130 


Et.2 # d*(l) General (contd.). , 

560. Keep Amorica f s Automobiles Rolling] 

Department of Information. November 1942. 9 d* (i) 

B669-B 

Prepared for magazine editors on the subject 
of tire inspection and tire care. Summarizes 
reasons for mileage-rationing, and points at 
which the motorist can cooperate. 

561. Enow the Top Legal Prices 

( 5 n.d. 4 p. (H) 

Outlines the program for educating both 
consumer and retailer. 

562. Make this a tf Victory u Christmas 

Editorial Branch, Consumer Division. August 1942. 

6 p. (H) 

Suggestions prepared as background material 
for the use of editors. 

563. The Over-All Food Problem (U.S. Government Campaign 
to Promote the Production, Sharing and Proper Use 

of Food. Part ONE) 

Approved by Office of Price Administration and 
Bureau of Campaigns, Office of War Information, and 
the Department of Agriculture. January 1942. 

13 p. (I) 

Reviews the world food situation with methods 
of solving the difficulties involved. Con¬ 
cludes with an outline of the campaign and 
the time table for January. 

564. Price and Point Charts (Special Bulletin) 

( ) n.d. [4 p.] (H) 

For newspapers in cities where top legal prices 
have been established. 

565. Rationing, the General Campaign 

( ) n.d, 16 p. (H) 

This is primarily a document for the press, 
offering reasons which may be offered for the 
installation of rationing, with suggested 
treatment, media, topics and even headlines. 











B.2 9 d.(l) General (contd..) 


566. Red Stamp Point Rationing Handb oo k for Advertisers 
Campaigns Branch, Department of Information. 

March 17, 1943. 18 p. • • (H)* ... 

j Outlines eight projects and offers twelve sample 
‘ advertisements. Pictorial presentation. 

567 3 Summary of Information on the Collection of Used 
Hous ehold Fats in Exchange for Meat-Fats Ration 
Poin ts 

Office of Price Administration ana 7far Production 
Board and Office of War Information. n.d. 9 Po 
(H) 

Outlines the problem and explains how the plan 
' works - for the consumer, the retailer, the in¬ 
dependent collector, and the renderer, respectively 
Concludes with background material. 

568^ Summary of Information on the New S im plified Pla n 
fo r the Rationing Program and th e Use of To kens 
Office of Price Administration and- Office of tfar 
Information, n.d. 16 p 0 (H) 

Provides background material for "a new and 
simplified plan" for food rationing programs 
involving the use of tokens. Outlines the role 
of consumer, retailer, and wholesaler. Includes 
also the objectives of the information program 
pertaining to it. 

569/. Timetable for "Know the Ceiling Prices" Program 
Department of Information and Office of War In¬ 
formation, War Food Administration, Office of 
Civilian Defense. n.d. 5 p. (H) 

"Campaign schedule" of material to be issued. 

570„ U. S. Government Ca m paign on Fuel Conservation and 
Fue l Oil Rationing 

Office of Price Administration and Office of 
Petroleum Coordinator, War Production Board, 

Bituminous Coal Consumers’ Counsel, Office of Solid 
Fuels Coordinator, Office of War Information, 
n.d. 25 p. (I) 

Outlines the campaign strategy and offers 
background material. Prepared for the guid¬ 
ance and information of government agencies. 
















132 


B,2.d.(l) General (contd.) 

571• Why a Scarcity of the 3etter Grades of Beef ? 

(Fact Sheet) 

Deoartment of Information. October 1944. 3 p. 

(H) 

Explains that the shortage is produced by a 
second shortage in corn; and that with feed 
more abundant, increased supplies of the better 
grades of beef can be anticipated during the 
winter and spring. 

572, The Why. What and How of the General Maximum Price 

Regulation 

( ) n.d. 10 p. (H) 

Contains material "for the use of those engaged 
in explaining the general price regulation." 

(2) Biographies 

573. Prentiss M. Brown, Administrator. Office of Price 

Administration 

( ) n.d. 3 p. (H) 

Short biography. 

574• Leon Henderson 

( ) n.d. 1 p. (I) x-2797 

Brief biographical sketch. 

e. Materials for Speeches by Officials and Volunteers 

575. Basic Speech on Price Control 

Consumer Division. May 1942 . 4 p. (H) 

Analysis of factors making for inflation 
together with certain techniques and tactics 
which can be counted on to stop or retard 
any trend in that direction. Intended as a 
model speech, to be varied as occasion demanded. 

Exists also in 12-qpage edition. (l) 

576. How Ration Points are Set 

( ) n.d. 5 P. (I) 1-7130 

Talk prepared for district directors. 


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B.2.e 0 .-Materials for Speeches by Officials and Volunteers vcontd.). 

577. Informational Material 

Division of Information. March 28,.. 1942. 57 p. 

(H) 

Contains material suitable for use by regional 
directors, state rationing administrators and 
members of local rationing boards as speeches* 
as radio statements and for other educational 
purposes. 

578. Nqvj Government Policies Affecting Automobile Trans¬ 
portation 

( ) n.d. 2 p. ..(H) • (GPO) 

Contains material for a brief talk. Sent to 
all Defense Councils. 


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3. Community Organization and Activity 


Suggestions, etc. 


579. Campaign for Summer Buying and Storage of Coal 

Associate Administrator, OPACS. [l94l] 3 p. 

(H) 

Memorandum from Harriet “Elliott enumerating 
the advantages of early buying, and suggesting 
further ways for consumers to help in the cam¬ 
paign. Dated June IS, 1941. 

580. Check Your Weights and Measures (Bulletin No. 9; 
also designated as Series As Consumer-Buyer Prob¬ 
lems No. 6) 

Consumer Division, NDAC. February 17, 1941. 

12 p. plus v-page appendix. (H) 

Shows need for checking weights and measures 
and vjhy the government must define standards 
and supervise their use. Outlines what should 
be, and what is being done, done in this 
direction. Appendix contains summary of a 
model state law on weights and measures. 
Revised under title Check Your Weights and 
Measures in Wartime. May 1942. 12 p. plus 5-page 

appendix. (H) 


581. ' CONSUMERS are the ShockTroops of HOME DEFENSE 
Consumer Division. n.'d. [6 p. folded] (H) 

Designed to give consumers a sense of their 
responsibility, and a conception of how they 
can best assume it. 

Revised,, under title Consumers the Shock Troops 
of Home Defense. n.d. [5 p.] (I) 

Illustrated booklet, with identical text 
with above. 








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B.3,a. Suggestions, etc. (contd.). 

582. Ha ndbook for Consumer Representatives of State 
and Local Defense Councils or Local Consumer 

Interest Committees (Bulletin No. 12) 

Consumer Division, OPACS, and Office of Civilian 
Defense* June 1941. 27 p. (H) 

Prepared for the guidance of those partici¬ 
pating in consumer activities as part of their 
contribution to defense. Contains specific 
suggestions applicable to communities of all 
types. Lists publications o'f the Consumer 
Division to date. 

583• Housewives* Price Campaign 

LGroup Services Branch] n.a. 3 p. (H) 

Reviews 4 poin . plan of action for cities, and 
the time schedule for the initiation of such a 
program. Continues with suggestions for coop¬ 
eration of national organisations. 

584. How to Organize and Operate a Local Union Cost-of- 
Living Committee 

( ) n.d. [3 Po] (H) 

Describes the composition and job of such a 
committee and the duties of individual members. 

585• Ins tructions for the Organisation and Operation of 
F air Rent Committees 

Price Division, Rent Section. October 1941. 13 p. 

(H) 

The two sections deal respectively with the 
organization and composition, and the operation 
and procedure of the; Fair Rent Committee. 

586„ Loc al Market News Broadcasts (Bulletin No. 4> also 
designated as Series A.: Consumer-Buyer Problems, 

No. 3) , 

Consumer Division, NDAC. November 20, 1940. 7 p 3 

(H) 

Brief summary of the experiences of radio 
stations and consumers in 14 cities no?; having 
market news broadcasts by municipal, state or 
federal agencies. Outlines procedure to be 
followed by other cities desiring such services. 


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136 


B.3.a. Suggestions, etc. (bontd.) 

537. Manual of Instructions: "Share Mv Car. Neighbor 11 
Campaign . . . 

( ) n.d. 9 p. plus 2-page 

appendix. (H) 

Part I explains the purpose of the campaign, 
its scope and duration, together with neces¬ 
sary procedures. Parts II, III and IV deal 
respectively pith procedures for transportation 
committees, recruiting centers, and local price 
and ration boards. Appended is a suggested 
memorandum for uso in publicizing the campaign. 

5'88. Mobilization Guide 

Office of Price Administration and War Food Ad¬ 
ministration, Office of War Information and Office 
of Civilian'Defense. n.d. 11 p. (H) 

Explains community organization and v;hat tools 
are available for dramatizing the story of food. 
Addressed mainly to chairmen of nutrition com- 
1 mittees, consumer committees and citizen^ food 

information committees. Of interest also to 
leaders of groups and organizations. 

539. Need for Community Efforts to Insure Full Use of 
Food Supplies 

Associate Administrator, OPACS, and Secretary of 
Agriculture and Coordinator of. Health, Welfare, and 
Related Defense Activities. [1941] 4 p. (H) 

Memorandum from Claude.R. Wickard, Secretary 
of'Agriculture, Harriet Elliott, Associate 
Administrator, OPACS, and Paul V f McNutt, 

" Coordinator of Health, Welfare and Related 
Defense Activities. Dated July 1, 1941. 

Reviews the need and outlines the direction 
community effort is Urged to take. 

590. Opening Remarks of Miss Harriet Elliott 

( ) [NDAC?] n.d. 16 p. (H) 

Names and outlines the functions of the seven 
members of the Defense Commission, and pro¬ 
ceeds with a general outline of the mechanism 
worked out for state and local cooperation with 
them, and of the various aspects of the con¬ 
sumer^ special problems. 











Suggestions, etc. (contd.) 


591. 


Point Rationing-of Processed Fruits and Vegetables 

( ) January 1943^ [Bp.] 

(H) (GPO); . ... ... /.w . 

A brief guide for volunteer field workers. 
Profusely illustrated. In form- of poster 
(folded), illustrating how to operate with 
War Ration Book Two 0 L 


592. 


Stren gt hening the Machinery for Consum e r Protection : 
Suggestions for using the Directory of Governmental 

Consumer Services and Agencie s (Bulletin No. 8: 
also designated as Series A: Consumer-Buying Problems, 
Noo-5) Consumer Division, NDaC, January 29, 1941? 10 

Concerned with safeguarding food supplies. 

Outlines a program of consumer activity in¬ 
cluding the checking of food laws, expanding 
food supplies, guarding consumer pocketbooks, 
and generally helping consumers to help them¬ 
selves. Includes a list of consumer-services 
available through the government to guide con¬ 
sumers to that agency which can help them in 
specific ways. 


593• A Suggested Program for State Defense Council Action 

to Deal with Possible Price Rises of Essential Con¬ 

sumer Commodities (Bulletin No. -2|- also designated 
as Series A: Consumer-Buyer Problems, No. 2) 

Consumer Division, National Defense £Advisory] Com- 
imission. October 14, 1940, 4 p. (H) 

Makes specific suggestions for what state and 
local councils can do, with special attention 
• to planning state and local programs. 

. t . . 

594• Suggested Specifications for a Consumer Interest 
Committee for-Local Defense Activities 

Consumer Division, OP^CS. n'.'d. j_l p.] (H) 

Specifications to insure a fully representative 
and technically competent group. Applicable 
as well to state or local councils: 

595• Suggestions for Consumer Protestion Through Local 
Activities 

Consumer Division, OPACS. May 1941. 4 p. (H) 

Covers 13 activities by which organized groups 
and consumer committees of state and local 
defense councils can assist in consumer protection. 


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B.3.a, Suggestions, etc. (contd.) 

596. Suggestions for Exhibit on Sugar Rationing 

Educational Relations Branch, Consumer Division, 
n.d. [3 p.] (H) 

Offers explicit ideas for showing the neces¬ 
sity for sugar rationing. 

597. “Swan Centers 11 for Children f s Shoes 
Department of Information. n.d. 9 p. (I) 

1-4058 

Explains how to organize and operate a place 
where children can obtain shoes which have been 
outgrown by other children. Supplement hakes 
specific suggestions to organizations in charge 
of such a center. 

598. Training Program for Wartime Consumer Leaders 

Consumer Division. March 1942. 12 p. [h) 

Deals with the need for a wartime consumer 
training program, procedures for organizing 
such a program and ..methods of conducting it, 
together with its suggested content. Concludes 
with a reference list of 12.items, and a suggested 
one-day consumer institute program. 

599# Volunteers in Consumer. Programs 

* Consumer Division and the Office of Civilian Defense. 

March 1942. 7 p. . (H) . 

For the use of .executives of civilian defense 
■ volunteer offices, executives of agencies or 

organizations using volunteers in consumer pro- ■ , 

grams, and leaders in communities who plan such 
programs. 

600. Wartime Consumer Program for a Labor Union 
Consumer Division., . n.d. l~p. (h) 

Outlines objectives and means of cooperating 
in rationing and price control programs. 









B„3.bo Instructions for Specific Programs 


(1) Consumer Centers 

601 0 Consumer Centers 

Consumer Division. [After August 29, 1941] 

2 p. (H) 

Explains how a consumer center is set up, what 
it does, vdio sponsors it, where, it is located, 
what services it provides, and how it is 
financed. In question and answer form. 

602 e Consumer Centers (Information mlemorandum No. l) 
Consumer Division. September 29, 1941. 1 p. 

(H) 

This number prepared to accompany Bulletin No. 14* 
Urges and outlines the setting up of National De¬ 
fense Consumer Information Centers. 

603* List of Consumer Center s 

Consumer Division. June 24, 1942. 24 p* (H) 

Includes those from Alabama to Wisconsin, with 
name of chairman, date opened, sponsor, how 
staffed, number of paid workers and number of 
volunteers in each. In table form. 

Revised, November 5, 1942. 57 p, (i) 

604* N ational Defense Consumer Information Centers 
(Bulletin No. 14) 

Consumer Division. September 1941. 8 p. (H) 

Outline to show the need, functions, location, 
sponsorship, programs, activities, administration 
and necessary personnel for such centers. 

(2) Consumer Committees 

605. Act ivities of Consumer Division and Consumer Com¬ 
mittees of State and Local Defense Councils 
Consumer Division. December 1941. 2 p. (H) 

Outlines certain wartime functions of the Con¬ 
sumer Division and of the consumer committees. 

Part of the material was issued, on the same 
date, as a 1-page document entitled Consumer 
Committees of State or Local Defense Councils . 
Revised, February 1942. 2 p. (GPO) 

The revision is very slight, and of the 2-page 
document. 


















140 


B*3«b.(2) Consumer Committees (contd.), 

606. Consumer Committees of State or Local Defense 
Councils 

Consumer Division. December 1941. 1 p. (H) 

Outlines the functions of consumer committees. 

(3) Home Front Pledge. 

607. Campaign Outline for Home Front Pledge Campaign 
Group Services Branch, Department of Information. 

June 30, 1943, S p. (H) 

Outlines a campaign of community action. 

Revised, August 1943. 4 P. 

Considerably reduced in coverage, but with 
some identical meterial. 

60S. The Home Front Pledge Campaign 3 00 k 

Community Service Members of War Price and Rationing 
Boards . [1943?] [6 p.] (H)- 

Outlines plans for organization of community 
campaigns and provides facts and figures for 
speeches and radio broadcasts. 

609. Home Front Pledge Campaign Information 

Office of Field Operations, Department of Information, 
n.d. 4 p. (H) 

Excerpts from reports of regional executive 
officers concerning the Home Front Pledge 
Campaign. 

610. Home Front Pledge Notes 

X ) October 13, 1943. 9 p. 

(I) I-5836-C 

Report of the success of the Home Front Pledge 
Campaign in various parts of the country. 

611. Program Brief: Home Front Pledge Campaign for 
YWCA Business and Professional Secretaries 
[Group Services Branch] August 1943.[2 p.] 

(H) 

Designed to help YWCA secretaries interpret 
the significance of the hone front pledge to 
their membership. 














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B.3.b.(4) Prico Panels ... ...... 

612. The Community Service Panel Guide 

Department of Information. TFuly 1 , 1944 « ° P* 

Outlines criteria for the successful panel, 
based, on the experience of those already in 
existence. 


613. Consumer Participation in Price Control and 
Rationing, by Prentiss M. Brdwn . 

( - ) March,-16, 1943. 5 p. 

(h) ;x- 

Address in Milwaukee. Reviews OPA history and 
looks into the future. . Describes the system of 
price panels under organisation and appeals to 
the* consumer for support and cooperation. 

Exists also in multilith form. 4 P* 

614. Handbook for Price Panel Assistants (OPA is Our 
Battle Line Series No. 4) 

Training Branch, Personnel Division. January 1944. 

27 p. ;(H) (GPO) 

‘Discusses the part played by the price panel 
assistant as a factor in combating^inflation, 
and' his relationship to tile. local board and the 
community. ..... 

615. Manual "of Price Panel Operation 

{ 5 March 20, 1944. 13 p. 

(L) 

Part I. Deals with the organization and functions 
of Price Panels. 

616. A Message from Your Government to You the Housewife 

X ’ ) n.d. [2 p.j (I) 

(GPO) 16-35666-1 

Poster-like leaflet to : explain and^emphasize 
the'housewife*s relationship .to price panels. 

617. OPA Information; A Guidebook for Community Service, 
Members of War Price and Rationing Boards 
Deoartment of Information. November 15, 1943. 

20 p. (H) 

Outlines eight basic points of attack, and 
provides gackground material to support the 
whole OPA program. 













142 


B.3.b.(4) Price Panels (contd.), 

61$. Plan and Procedure for Instituting Community 
Participation in the Price Panel Program 

l ~ ? ' ) n.d. 9 p. (H) 

Outlines-'the plan and procedure for setting up 
panels, recruiting volunteers, conducting 
surveys and generally securing community support 
of the program. 

619• Price Panel Program 

( ) n.d. 18 p. (L) 

Calculated to appeal to the visual-minded. 

5 charts. 1 table. 

620. Retail Compliance through Price Panels 
Price Panel Section. n.d. [ll p.J (H) 

A kind of handbook for Price Panel members. 

Presents material in brief, outline form, 
with illustrations. 

621. What You Can Do to Make Price Control Work 

District Office of Price Administration, Washington, D.G. 
n.d. 5 p. (H) 

Explains the working of the Price Panel system 
and how the individual citizen can cooperate. 

(5) Grocer-Consumer Anti-Inflation 

622. Grocer-Consumer Anti-Inflation Campaign 

Department of Information. October 1944. 4 P# 

(H) (GPO) 

Addressed to the women members of community 
organizations, to solicit their assistance 
in the campaign, and to provide information 
for their doing so. 

623• Grocer-Consumer Anti-Inflation Campaign 

I) [1944] 12 p. (L) 

Contains community service panel suggestions 
for the national drive ’’For the sake of 
America’s Future,” October 1 through 
December 31, 1944. 













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B„3«b.(5) Grocer-Consumer Anti-Inflation (contd,) 

624 o The Grocer-Cons u mer Anti-Inflation Campaign "For 
the Sake of America ? s Future^-Octobe^ I through 

December 31. 1944 

T- ) n.d. 8 p, (L) 

Outlines the danger that lies ahead and proposes 
a program of action to meet it. 


625. How You Can Help Grocers Build Customer Good-Will 

Department of Information. September 1944. IB p. 

(L) - • 

Describes the Grocer-Consumer anti-inflation 
campaign with the part each plays in it. 




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144 


4» Reports on Public Reaction and Consumer Activities 

* * 


626. Agenda. OPA Youth Conference 

T 5 [1943] 2 p. (H) 

Conference held at the Hudson Shore Labor School, 
West Park, New York, September 1 and 2, 1943* 

627. Analysis of Recent Clippings in Negro Press on OPA 
Program s 

) [1943 ] 5 p. (H) 

Memorandum from Frances H. Williams, June 17, 1943, 
to leaders of national organizations. Based on 
clippings on five different subjects s community- 
price ceilings; holding the price line; enforcement 
price control and rationing, black markets. 

628. Between August 20th and 29th in Richmond 

Consumer Division. September 1942. [.23 p.] (H) 

A report describing the "complete response of 
the leaders of the community- to the concept of 
a program on price^eontrol BY the community as 
well as IN it." The program was especially de¬ 
signed to encourage the posting of ceiling 
prices as required by the General Maximum Price 
Regulation. 

629. Comments and.Suggestions Growing Out of the August 
1-2 Conference of National Civic Organizations 

( ) [NDACj September 5,”1940• 

5 P. (H) 

Direct quotations from members of the various 
organizations represented. 

630. Consumer Activities in Newport News. Virginia 

Group Services Branch. July 19, 1943. 3 p* (H) 

Reports an experiment in price checking. 










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B.4. Reports on Public Reaction and Consumer Activities (contd.) 

*' ’ ‘ ' !V' •. 

631. The Consumer Interests Committee of the New Jersey 
State Council of Defense (Bulletin No. 6) 

Consumer Division, NDAC. December 20, 1940* 

12 p. plus 2-page appendix. •(H). 

Report on the organization meeting of the Con¬ 
sumer Interests Committee of the New Jersey- 
State Council of defense. Includes a statement 
-by Caroline F. fare on the functions of the con¬ 
sumer division of the- NDAC. Appendix.; includes 
organization chart of the.Council and Advisory 
Commission. 

632. Consumers in a War Economy 
Consumer Division and Denison University, [1942] 

6 p. (L) 

Program presented by Denison University and 
- the. Consumer Division of the Office of Price 
, • Administration'',' April 27 -..May -2, 1942. 

Memorandum 

I ) [1944]' 3 p. (H) 

From Chester Bowles to Caroline F. Ware, 
secretary, Consumer Advisory Committee, in 
: reply to her memorandum of December 7, in 
which she had outlined the recommendations 
of the Consumer Advisory Committee. Dated 
January 5, 1944. 

Recommendations made by the Conference j~of the 

National Civic Organizations 1 and submitted for 

the consideration of the Consumer Adviser 
[Consumer Division, NDAC] [l940] 5 p. (H) 

In four categoriesi (a) consumer-buying 
problems| (b) organization programs; (c) 
social welfare; and (d) nutrition. 


633. 


634. 













B*4* Reports on Public Reaction and Consumer Activities (contd.) 

635. Report of Discussion Groups on Consumer-Buyer * 

Problems at National Conference of Civic Organiza¬ 

tions called by Commission Harriet-Elliott in 
Washington. D. C«, August 1-2, 1940 . by Saidie 
Orr Dunbar (Bulletin No^ lj also designated as 
Series A: Consumer-Buyer Problems . No. l) 

Consumer Division, National Defense [Advisory] 
Commission. [1940] 8 p. (H) 

Findings as agreed upon by a committee of 
five. The subject under discussion: "How 
can the problems of the consumer-buyer be 
so handled as to contribute positively to 
their own welfare and to the‘total defense 
program ?" 

Exists also in 6 p. edition under title: Consumer 
Buyer Problems . September 1940. (H) 

636* Report.of the Discussion Group on "Social 

Well-Being" . by Frank Graham 

[Consumer Division, NDAC] n.d. 8 p, (H) 

Pledges support of the Consumer Adviser’s 
program and requests the Consumer Division 
"to provide coordination, information, 
standards and yardsticks for social defense 
and to issue a public proclamation inter¬ 
preting to the American people the meaning 
and values of social defense as an impera¬ 
tive part of total defense of America*..." 

• 637. Summary of Discussions at C onference 

Office of the Consumer Adviser, NDAC. n.d. 

8 p. (H) 

Summary of discussions by groups partici¬ 
pating in the Conference of National Civic 
Organizations called by Miss Harriet Elliott* 
Includes suggestions as to what both lay 
groups and the Consumer Adviser’s Office can 
do. 


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B.4* Reports on Public Reaction and Consumer Activities (confcd.) 

638. Summary of the "Consumer Week” at Skidmore College. 
v • • December 8-13, 1941 

Consumer Division, n.d. 9 p. .(H) 

Describes the program, planned.by'the School and 
College Unit of the .'Consumer Division in coop¬ 
eration. with the Skidmore.College student-faculty 
committee. Reports also on. its accomplishments. 

639* Virginia Works on Overloading 

Automotive Supply Rationing Division, [1943] 

1 P. (H) , 

■ ■ Memorandum dated August 17, 1943, reporting 
Virginia’s cooperation in tire saving. 

640, Volunteers Working on OPA Programs 

. Department of Information. June 30, 1944. 1 p# 

.(H). 

Statistics broken down to show numbers in 
:different categories. 

. 641 . . Wartime Living for Strength and Victory: A War 

Service Pro.iect of the Jeanes Teachers in Fourteen 

Southern States 

Educational Services Branch. [1943] 21 p. (H) 

Report of a cooperative project of the Southern 
Education Foundation and the Educational Services 
Branch of the Office of Price Administration.. 
Describes the scope of the project, and the 
program activities, and tells the story of one 
county. Concludes with an evaluation of the 
project. 










148 


C. OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION 
1. Policy, Theories and Plans 


642 . Adjustments 

( ) [1942 ] 5 p. (H) 

.Staff memorandum from J. E. Galbraith and H. M, 
Hart, Jr,, to division directors, assistant 
general counsels, price executives and chief 
counsels, October 21 , 1942 . Deals with the 
issuance of the amendment to Section IS of the 
GMHl, regulating the adjustment of maximum prices. 
Confidential. 

643• [ Comments and Suggestions by the"Chief Legal Advisers 
concerning, the Memorandum on Preparation of Statements 

of Consideration !, by Carl A. Auerbach 
( ) [1941] 11 P. (H) 

Concerned with the statements of consideration 
involved in the issuance of price ceiling 
regulations, this memorandum summarizes the 
various comments and suggestions made on this 
subject verbally and in writing by~ the' chief 
. legal advisers. Contains also the authoris 
own comments op the matter. 

644* Delegation in the Price Department 

T" 5 April 1, 1943. 14 p. (H) 

Reviews the evolution of the policy and.summarizes 
its current statement* ~ r'" 

645. Discussion on Management of Records in the Field, 
by Robert E. Stone 

[Historical Records Branch] [1944] 12 p. (H) 

Argument to dramatize and make.$lear the importance 
of detailed records and' re port $V‘ , bf various types 
in a government agency—both for'Current and future 
use. Contains^ a wealth of suggestion and detail. 
Delivered at a meeting of regional executive 
officers in Washington, D. C., May 2, 1944. 













149 


C.l. Policy, Theories and Plans (contd.) 

646. Enforcement 

( ) [1944J 7 p. 00 

. xMemorandum dated May 24, 1944 from Chester Bowels 
to regional administrators. Outlines basic policy 
on enforcement as in operation to date. Discusses 
the place of compliance in the program, the re¬ 
lationship of enforcement to operating departments, 
the planned programs, the selection and disposition 
of cases, aommodity organization, manpower alloca¬ 
tion and the necessary emphasis on manufacturing 
and wholesale levels. 

647. Fuel Oil Rationing 

( ) [1942] 19 p. (H) 

Outlines the aims of the fuel oil program and 
describes methods of achievement, together with 
the rules and principles laid down for local 
boards to follow. Staff Memorandum, December 10, 
1942. 

648. Functions of War Price and Rationing Boards in the New 

Retail Price Control Program 

( ) [1943] 1 p. (H) 

Memorandum from Prentiss M. Brown to all Board 
members, April 27, 1943? in which he outlines 
the objectives of the Price Panel system* 

649. Future OPA Policy Regarding Administration of the 

General Maximum Price Regulation 

T ) 1 11942 j 3 p. (H) 

Memorandum from Leon Henderson to all OPA staff 
members. Dated July 25, 1942. 

650. Guidance of-War Price and Rationing Boards by District 

Office Personnel 

( ) [1943] 13 p. (H) 

Statement of the view of local board guidance 
functions at the district office level, with its 
attitude on the question of specialist vs. 
generalist. 
















150 


£<*1-. Policy, Theories and Plans (contd.) 

651. Handbook of the Advisory Commission to the Council 
of National Defense 

Office of the Assistant Secretary, Federal Reserve 
• Building, [NDACj September 1940. 47 p* (H) 

Defines the functions of the commission and of 
the various divisions under its control. Con¬ 
tains organization charts for each, and lists 
names of personnel. 


652. Issuance of Supplementary Order Governing Sales of 
Surplus Commodities by Government Agencies 

I J [1944J 5p. (H) 

Memorandum from James F. Brownlee to division 
directors, price executives and chief counsels, 
February 9, 1944. Concerned with the problem 
of issuing a temporary supplementary order 
governing certain commodities. 

653. Joint Program-Conservation of Rubber-Borne Trans¬ 
port . by C. F. Fnillips and J. R. Turney 

( ) and Office of Defense Trans¬ 
portation. July 23, 1942. 9 p. (H) 

Proposed plan to limit the driving of all 
vehicles to that which is essential. Outlines 
the plan with administrative and enforcement 
aspects. 

654. Material to be Submitted in Support of Major Price 
Actions 

) [1941] 5 p. (H) 

Sent to all price executives with covering memo¬ 
randum from J. K, Galbraith, August 19, 1941 en¬ 
titled, "Procedure for maintenance of'price action 
files." Lays the foundation for a system of 
documentary files designed to provide "an adequate 
basis for decisions on questions of policy, and 
for administrative action." These files were to be 
‘built up systematically as the program was ivolved* 
and each was to be prefaced by a summary "sufficiently 
brief to enable one to lbok: through it while * 

answering a telephone inquiry or while engaged in an 
interviewGoes into some detail to indicate the 
materials to be included and the procedure to be 
followed, including the designation of one person 
in each section to be in charge of the preparation 
► of the files. 



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151 


0*1, Policy, Theories and'Plans (contd.) 

655. Medford-Plan- of-Prombting Price Compl'iance 

. )- [1942J 3 p. (K) 

Memorandum dated October 8, 1942 from Harvey Pinney 
.to Stanley T. Orear to cover a compilation of 
documents pertaining to the plan. Critically 
.appraises the type of activity reported, 

656 , The Mileage Conservation Program as it Relates to 
Motor Vehicles in the Public Service 

( . : .~ ... ; .) -October 1942. 11 p. (H) 

...Comprised largely of suggestions for the administra¬ 
tion of such a program, 

657. OPA School for Price Fixers 

( - ) [1942] 4 p. (H) 

. An outline of the plan "for the articulation 
•and discussion of the basic policies and 
techniques of price control," as prepared by 
•• Kermit Gordon, Martin Black aryf Seymour E. Harris, 
•With covering memorandum, 

658, Organization of OPA in the Field 

Deputy Administrator’s Office, [1942] 14 P« 

(H) 

Unspoken speech by John Hamm to state directors 
and district managers,’ Discusses decentralization 
and the regional office, the nature and function 
of .the. field office, the' necessary number of tiers 
of management and review, and the place of the 
. state director, 

659* Plan for- Reorganization of the Local Boards of the 
Office of Price Administration 

( ) April* 27, 1942 , 7 p. (H) 

Outlines four primary objectives of the re¬ 
organization and sets up certain guiding 
principles to be followed. Attached is a 7-page 
analysis of the situation and needs in 
Pennsylvania, 

660, Plan of Operation for Investigation of Milner Hotels 
( ) March 28, 1944. 3 p. (H) 

Report of a conference with hotel officials, 
and. the ensuing plan for self auditing. 












152 


C.l. Policy, Theories and Plans (contd.) 

661. Policies and Techniques of Rationing, and of the 
Miscellaneous Products Rationing Programs in 

Particular , by Patterson H. French 

[Training Branch] March 5, 1943. 20 p. (H) 

Concerned primarily with administrative problems. 
"Confidential. 11 

662. Problems and Policies of Price Administration (Opera- 
tional Memorandum No. 2) 

Industrial and Agricultural Machinery Section. • [1941] 
27 p. (H) 

Memorandum from Joel Dean, 'October 29, 1941, rep¬ 
resenting an -attempt by many members of the section 
to codify the operating experience and constructive 
thought on policy. Concerned especially, with the 
levels of initial stabilization, criteria for price 
increases, uniformity of price advances, forward 
pricing, and made-to-order equipment. 

663• Promotion of.In-plant Feeding Through Labor Advisory 
Committees 

( ) n.d. 1 p. (H) 

Memorandum from Robert R. R. Brooks to regional 
administrators and district directors. 

664. Proposed Reorganization of the Supervision and 
Management of Local Boards 

( ) n.d. 32 p. (L) 

Reviews the need for more efficient and economical 
supervision and operation of local boards and 
proceeds with recommendations for accomplishing 
this. 

665. Security Deposits 

( ) [1944] 3 P. (L) 

Statement of Chester Bowles concerning Amendment 
33 to the Housing Regulation. September 21, 1944. 

666. Special Projects 

( ) [1942] [3 p.] (H) 

List of the types of project the agency hopes 
to set up, the cooperating agency and the amount 
of appropriation necessary for it. 















153 


A.l. Policy, Theories and Plans (contd.) 

667. State and Local Cooperation in National Defense 

( ) NDAC. August 2/ 1940v 

19 p, (H) 

Concerned with the problem of securing full 
utilization of the powers and administrative 
organizations of federal, state and local 
governments. Outlines the organization and 
functions of proposed state and local councils 
of defense. 

668. Tentative Location of State and District Offices 

( —-J April 30, 1942. [1942J 

(H) [4 P.2 

Memorandum from John E. Hamm. 

669. Time Study of Board Clerical Work Load 

() [19442 7 p. (H) 

Outlines the plan for a study of the amount 
of time spent on different phases of the 
clerical work load at local board offices. 
Includes tabulation blanks to be used. 








2. Internal Operations 


a. Informational 

(l) Reports (including Weekly Progrdss Reports) 

670« Annual Report [of the Printing and Distribution Branch] 
Printing and Distribution Branch, July 31, 1943. 

18 p. (H) 

A general summary of the operations of this 
branch, 4 charts, 3 tables . 

671. Atlantal Method of Handling Progress-Reports **' 
Automotive Supply Rationing Division. August 17, 1943. 
2 P. (H) 

Memorandum includes sample form as suggestion 
for handling reports. 

672. Eighth Quarterly Report 

( ) 1944. 71 p. (H) (GPO) 

With letter of transmittal from Chester Bowles 
Chapter titles: Prile Control: Review of the 
Year; Price Program Developments; "Transportation 
and Public Utilities; Food Rationing; Other 
Rationing Programs; The Rent Control Program; 
Enforcement. For the period ended'December 31* 
1943. 

Exists also as House Document No. 542, 78th Congress, 

2nd Session. 

Text identical with above. 

673* The Field Administration of "Rationing 

Division of Information. n.d. ' 3 p. (H) 

Briefly recounts the history of the initial 
organization of local rationing boards "and" 
describes their operating procedures. Prepared 
for state rationing administrators and members 
of local boards. 


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155 


C.2.1.2. Reports (including Weekly Progress Reports) (contd.) 

674. Fifth Quarterly Report 

T ) 1943. 65 p. (H) (GPO) 

With letter of transmittal from Prentiss M. 

Brown. Chapters deal with the development 
of the price program, transportation and utility 
rates, the food rationing'programs, other 
rationing programs, rent control and enforcement. 
For the period ended April 30, 1943. 

Exists also as House Document No. 302, 87th Congress, 
1st Session. 

Identical in text with the above. 

675. Final Report-Initial Issuance by Mail of War Ration 
Book III 

( ) [1943] 8 p. (H) 

Memorandum froin Herbert P. Sioussat and Philip 
Holzer to Prentiss M. Brown, September 18, 1943 9 
reviewing some of the details of the distribution, 
including both strong and weak points. 

676. First Quarterly Report 

( ) 1942 . 239 p. (H) (GPO) 

With letter of transmittal from Leon Henderson. 
Includes an account of the activities of the 
agencies which preceded the Office of Price 
Administration, as well as its own to date. 

Chapter heads: War and the Defense Program; 

The Nation at War; the President's Program 
and the General Maximum Price Regulation; 
the Rent Control Program; The Rationing Pro¬ 
gram; and The Office and How it Works: 

Organization—Procedures—Enforcement. 13 
charts. For the period ended April 30, 1942. 

677. Fourth Quarterly Report 

( ) 1943. 90 p. (H) (GPO) 

With letter of transmittal from Prentiss M. 

Brown. Chapters deal with the rationing pro¬ 
gram, rationing activities, developments in 
price control policy, price movements and issues, 
and rent control. 20^ c harts . For the period 
ended January 31, 1943 -> 

Exists also as House Document No. 248 , 78th Congress, 
1st Session. 

Identical in text with the above. 










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- C ,2.a.l. Reports (including Weekly Progress Reports) (contd.) 

-■ 1.678.. Hinth Quarterly-Report, 

( • ) '1944. 79 p. ' '(H) (GPO) 

With letter of transmittal from Chester Bowles. 
Reports on the price the control program, trans¬ 
portation and public utilities, administration 
of rationing , the food rationing program, other 
rationing programs f £he pentj control program, 
and enforcement, for t& e period ended March 31, 
‘ * - ; 1944 ,• 

679. Progress Report on Major OPA Activities for the Last 
’..' Two Months , by Chester Bowles 

( ) pecember 14, 1943. 15 p. 

‘(H) 

Covers personnel and the different aspects of 
the whole program... 

680. A Progress Report on the OPA Reorganization Program 

from July.26th to September 11th. 1943. by Chester 

Bowles 

General Manager. September 13, 1943. . 9 p. (H) 
Outlines in board term’s the steps in reorganiza¬ 
tion, and the policies laid down for future 
operations, in both the national office and the 
field. Deals individually with each department 
and aspect of the problem. 

681. - Report on.Simplification of Price Regulations Based 
■ on Suggestions Made by the Field Offices 

*( ) June S, 1943. 90 p. 

(H) ' ... ■ 

This is a compilation of the answers made to the 
suggestions for the improvement of the nearly 
one hundred different regulations,affecting the 
• respective'commodity price branches. The re¬ 

plies "come from the branch to which the given 
..suggestion was made. 


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157 


C.2.a.l. Reports (including Weekly Progress Reports) (contd.) 

682. Report on the Inventory of Nat ional Office Files 

Historical Records Branch. January 16, 1945* 17 p. 

(H) . 

Summarises the results of the 1943 inventory and 
evaluation of the files in the national office 
of Price Administration, vdth certain recommenda¬ 
tions by John H. Dethman for the more effective 
operation of the filing system. With covering 
memorandum from William J. Wilson* January 16, 

1945. 

683. Report on the Operations of the Enforc ement Department, 

by Thomas I. Emerson „ , 

( ) [1944J 60 p. a) 

For the period between January 1 and June 30, 1944. 

4 charts . After a brief summary, deals^in some 
detail with enforcement management, litigation, 
commodity programs, and the general problems 
erossing commodity lines. 

684. Second Report of the Office of Price Admi nistration 
77th Congress, 2nd Session, House Document No. 891. 

1942. 255 p. (H) (GPO) 

With letter of transmittal from Leon Henderson. 
Reports on the cost-of-living stabilization 
program, the price control program, special 
problems of price control, explaining and en¬ 
forcing price control, the rent control pro¬ 
gram, the rationing program and the general 
organization and administration. 13 charts. 

Covering the operations of the office between 
May 1 and July 31, 1942. 

685. Seventh Quarterly Report 

X - - ) -1944. 113 p. (H) (GPO) 

With letter of transmittal from Chester Bowles. 
Chapters are entitled The Price Control Program* 
Transportation and Utility Rates, Developments 
in Rationing, The Rent Control Program, Enforcement, 
Organization and Management, and War Price and 
Rationing Boards. For the period ended September 
30, 1943. 

Exists also as House Document No. 451> 78th Congress, 

2nd Session. 

Text identical with above. 


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•2.a.l. Reports (including Weekly Progress Reports) . (contd.) 

t 

686. Sixth Quarterly Report 

“ “ T 1943. 67 p. (H) (GPO) 

With^letter of transmittal from Chester Bowles. 
Separate chapters deal the price control program, 
the progress of the rationing programs, rent 
control, and enforcement. For the period ended 
June 30, 1943. 

Exists also as House Document No. 358, 78th Congress, 

1st Session. 

Text identical with the above. 

687. Third Quarterly Report 

( ) 1943. 26 p. (H) (GPO) 

With letter .of transmittal from Leon Henderson. 
Contains 8 charts . Five chapters review the 
events of the quarter, discuss the effectiveness 
of price control, consider price control and in¬ 
dustry, price control and agriculture, and finally 
summarize the record to show need for the extension 
of the program. For the period ended October 31, 1942. 
Exists also as House Document No. 54# 78th Congress, 

1st Session. 

Identical in text with above. 

688. United States vs. American Petroleum Institute et al . 

( ) NDAC. SeDtember 14, 1940. 

15-p. (H) 

Report of the. Advisory Commission to the Council 
of National Defense, relative to the proposed 
anti-trust suit against the American Petroleum 
Institute and twenty-two major oil companies, 
their subsidiaries and affiliates. 

(2) Minutes and Proceedings 

689. Conference of Regional and National Educational 
Services Staff 

Educational Services Branch, Department of Information. 
April 1943. 56 p. plus 23 p. appendix. (i) 

Summary of a conference held in Washington, D. C., 
in March 1943 which appraised the past program of 
the Educational Services Branch and made plans for 
its work in the immediate future. 








159 


C.2.a.2. Minutes and Proceedings (contd.) 

690. Digest of the Special Program of the Office of 

Price Administration at the Rotary International 

Convention. St. Louis. Missouri 

Group Services Branch, Consumer Division^ Department 
of Information. July 2 , 1943. L31 p.J (1) 

1-3696 

Contains digests of the addresses and some of 
the preliminary talks given at discussion groups, 
with digest also of the main questions and 
answers. 6 charts . 

(3) Training Materials (including Manuals, Guides, Handbooks) 

> 

691* Accounting Field Manual 

( ) [About June 1942] [52 p.J 

(H) 

Prepared for the purpose- of providing the various 
staffs with essential information on organization 
and personnel and to inform them of procedures 
and policies followed in the Accounting Division. 
Separate parts deal with organization and author- 
ity, procedures, accounting policy memoranda, re¬ 
gional and state offices and personnel, and mis¬ 
cellaneous matters. 

Revised, May 5, 1943. 88 p. 

692. Background Information to Accompany n A Wartime Program 

for Retail Salespersons” 

Educational Services Branch, Department of Information. 
January 1944. 23 p. - 1 (L) 

Prepared to accompany the series of forty charts 
used by state supervisors and coordinators of 
distributive education in forty states. 

Basic Manual for Enforcement -Investigators of the 

Office of Price Administration 

Training Branch, Office of the Chief Investigator, 
Enforcement Department. 1944. 63 p. (L) (GPO?) 

In loose-leaf form. Nine chapters are entitled 
respectivelys Purposes, Organization, and Opera¬ 
tion of OPA 5 Sanctions Available to OPA; Authority 
and Conduct of Investigators: The Investigation; 
Sources of Information; Interviews, Statements and 
Exhibits; Evidence; Legal Problems Connected with 
Investigation; Reports. Defines the general author¬ 
ity and duties of investigators and describes the 
techniques and procedures employed by the investi¬ 
gation section. 
















160 


C .2.a.3. 


Training Methods (including Manuals, Guides, Hand¬ 
books) (contd.) 


694.* Case Book of Interpretation of-Statistical Date , by 
William mA.. Neiswanger and William L. Leavitt 
( ) 0943] .24 p. (H) 

Compiled fob- use in a course of analysis of 
.statistical data and in conjunction with the 
training program of the Price Department. 

18 charts and 2 tables .. 


695• Criteria for Review of Public Reporting Forms and 

Surveys ... : - ••••-“•. 

S tq,tistical Standards Office. February 15, 1943 • 

12 p. (H) 

Finds six important considerations which apply 
generally to all types of reporting prpcedures. 

696. Enforcement.Program and Manual for MPR 287 

( . ) n.d. 69 p., .(H) 

Separate sections are entitles: (l) Description 
and importance of the industry; (2) Enforcement 
program in detail; (3) Description of the regula¬ 
tion; (4) Evasive techniques; (5) Record-keeping 
investigation; (6) Filing of pricing charts 
investigation; and (7) Price investigation. 
Appendix provides sample- blanks of different 
types. 

697. Forms Standardization Manual; Public Use Forms 
Administrative Management Department. March 1944# 

19 p. (H) (GPO) 

Deals with clearance of forms, ordering,of 
printed material,- design standards,'format for 
envelopes and folders, standard sizes for forms, 
type faces, paper and specification writing. 


698. Government Mileage Conservation in Wartime; A Manual 
for the JJse of Goverment Mileage Administrators 
Automotive Supply Rationing Division, 1943. 74 P. 

(H) (GPO) 

Separate chapters deal with the program, its 
benefits, its administration and the securing 
of its support. 













161 


C*2.a*3« Training Materials (including Manuals, Guides, 

Handbooks) (contd.) 

699* Guide for Training Field- Price' -Representatives 
in the Price Panel Program 

Price Panel Section. September 1944. 26 p. plus 

8-page appendix. (H) 

Explains the origin of price panel programs, 
and states the qualifications needed by a field 
price representative. Also provides an orienta¬ 
tion outline for new representatives with analysis 
of his job. 

700. Guide for Training Supervisory Personnel 

I ) [1944] 38'p. (L) 

Outlines a series of conferences to be held 
with supervisors. 

701. Handbook for War. Price.and Rationing Boards (OPA is 
our Battle Line Series, No. 3) 

Training Branch, Personnel Division. January 1944. 

42 p. (H) (GPO?) 

Describes the purpos'e, the job, and the organization 
of OPA. Part IV deals with the functioning of the 
local boards. Given eye-appeal with line drawings 
and graphs. 

702* How to do a Better Job of Management 

( ) June 1944. 43 p. (L) 

Comprised of materials compiled by the Deputy 
Administrator for Field Operations for the use 
of District Directors of the Office of Price 
Administration. 

, 703• Induction and Orientation in the National Office 

[Training Branch.] October 25, 1942. 8 p. (H) 

Describes, with sample agenda, the training 
programs developed for employees in the national 
office, and some of the in-service training 
programs which have been used. 










162 


C.2.a.3. Training Materials (including Manuals, Guides, 
Handbooks) (contd.) 

704. information Manual and Fact. Book: Fuel Oil Rationing 

Office" of Price Administration, and Petroleum Admin¬ 
istration for War, Office of Defense Transportation 
in cooperation with the Office,of -War. Information. 

May '3944.. 20 pV -('Hj . . V •" * 

. , Explains f.uef-;5il v ‘is ratieiisd sea outlines 
the fuel oil program" for 1944-45.. Appendix 
offers" certain details for reference including 
a description of how rations are figured. 

705. Information Manuals, Sh oe Rationing 

.(. . —) UsiJ] 27 p. (H) 

Each page in poster form, witl^ brief discussion 
.. on back., -' , ■ 

7064 , Investigation Section Tentative .Manual (Field 
Instructions No,-. 5 Rev.), 

Division' of .Field Operations..March 10, 1942. 

55 p. plus 7 p. appendix. (H) 

, Includ.es definitions,, organization and functions 

of the staff,' duties' v of : ihspectorsy' field pro¬ 
jects , r .general .recommendations to "inspectors, 
and .instructions fo.r 'the'; conduct of the price 
. : survey. . 

707. .. fenual and Guide 

Deputy Administrator*s Office. L1942] 110 p. 

(H) 

A stenographic manual setting up standard 
\ ^ practice for" Secretar ies,"Steriogr aphers, 

transcribers, and typists. 

708. Manual.for Enforcement of Meat Regulations 

[i/Ieat and Dairy Branch, Food Enforcement Division ] 
November 15, 1943. 49 p. (H) 

Provides production figures, describes the 
structure of the industry, shows distribution 
levels and their respective functions, * and 
summarizes the various regulations, wholesale 
and retail. Concludes with an outline of the 
enforcement program. 









163 


C.2.a.3. Training Materials (including Manuals, Guides, 
Handbooks) (contd.) 


709. 



Manual for Guidance of Personnel Correspondence 

Sedition of Sugar Rationing .' by B•"M. Brister 
[(Correspondence) Section of.Sugar Rationing] 

March 12, 1942. [12 p.] .(H) 

Deals with performance charts, letters, 
telephone calls, typing and transcribing. 

... . y. r 

Manual of Internal Procedure .. . 

~ ) ' February 27, 1942 . 24 p. 

plus 4~page appendix. (L) 

Part I. Outlines internal procedures to 1 be 
followed by the Office' of Piice Administration 
' in the establishment and enforcement of maximum 
price regulations. This manual was worked out 
and agreed upon by the Price and Legal Division. 


. . ’ . » 

711. Manual of•Internal' Procedures (Field Rent Instruction 
No. 1) .. , v . 

Rent Department. Original^not seen., 

Revised, April 1943. 230 p. (H) 

Caluclated to insure more uniform procedure in 
the administration of rent control throughout 
the nation. Contains samples of forms to be 
used. 


712. A Manual of Price Control 

( ' . ... .)..!•■ 1943. 334 p. (H) 

(GPO) - • 

Lecture series delivered, at the Training Program 
for Price, December 1942—'March 1943. Presented 
as a’guide to .policy, for professional employees. 
For infernal use only. 

713. OPA Handbook 

l ) [1944] 15 P. (H) 

For volunteer assistant supervisors of War Price 
and Rationing Boards. Six parts deal respectively 
with relationships within OPA and with local de¬ 
fense councils, with volunteer participation in 
OPA programs, with recruitment of volunteers, 
volunteer training programs, recognition and 
awards, and reports and records. 











164 


C.2.a,3* 

714. 

715. 

v- 716* 


717. 

718. 

719. 


Training Materials (including Manuals.,'Guides, ,• 
Handbooks) (cbhtd.) 

OP A Manu a l for Typists. Stenographers & Secretaries 
[Training Branch. J /^pugust''‘1943 j ["AA p.J (h) 

Divided into six parts, including general 
instructions., letters, war-^justed cor¬ 
respondence, wire messages, copy work 
and manuscripts. . 

OPA School for Price Fixer s 

X- --- -- -.--)• ' 3 p. .(K) 

Memorandum from Seymour' E, Harris containing 
instructions to. the lecturers* at the OPA 
School for Price Fixers, Datedi November 17, 1942 

Operating Manual for the War. Price and Rationing 

Board • 

Boston Regional Office.. September 1942 . 49 p. plus 

15-page appendix. (H) 

*- Outlines general, organization and duties of 
officials, and gives instructions on rationing, 
price control, consumer relations, office 
management and legal analysis. Aside from 
•--appendix, identicaT with "mat’eriai put out by 
San'Francisco regional office. 

Operating Manual for the War Price and Rationing 

Board 

Organization Division, San Francisco Regional 
Office. August 17, 1942. 49 p. (H) 

Chapters deal with organization and operation, 

. rationing, price control, consumer relations, 

'office management and'legal analysis. 

Personnel Division Manual 
Training Branch. n.d. 13 p. (H) 

Concerned with the organization of courses, 
and the qualifications of the training staff. 

A preliminary issne. 

Preliminary Press Manual for Field Staff 

Consumer Division, OPACS. n.d. 4 P* (H) 

Outlines 12 Go ? s and don't’s for field staff 
members to bear . In foind in their relations 
• with ‘the press and the public. 


















165 


C.2.a*3 Training Materials (including Manuals, Guides, 

Handbooks) (contd.) 

720* Price. Officers ’ Guide 

* (Region VI? ) January 1, 1943. 68 p. plus 12- 

page manual. 

Outlines 'the work program for.the field price 
organization and provides a summary of the 
regional and district office structure. 

721*. Secretarial Procedure in the Office of Price 
Administration 

( ' ) January 1942 59 p* (H) 

Adapted from Secretarial Practice in the Farm 
Credit Administration, United States Department 
of Agriculture. Ten sections deal respectively 
with the secretary’s job, personal traits, 

English usage and. vocabulary, writing effective 
letters, the secretary as stenographer, office 
management and office housekeeping, callers and 
appointments, the voice over the telephone, 

*• poise and appearance, and office relationships. 

722. Suggested Readings for the Course for Price Fixers 

( ) n.d. ; 2 p. .(H) 

Brief bibliography. 

723. Tire Inspector's Manual 

( T [19/42] 4 p. (H) (GPO) 

Includes provisions of the law, and inspection 
procedure. 1 

Revised, January 20, 1943, under title Revised Tire 
Inspector 1 s Manua1 . 11 p. 

724. Training for Field Operations Officers 

LTraining Branchj April 1944. 9 p. ‘(H) ' 

Presented in outline form. 

• 725. Traveling for OPA 

Training Branch, Personnel Division and Fiscal Division. 
1943. 29 p. (H) (GPO) 

Advice and appeal for cooperation. 

726 • War Price and Rationing Boards and the OPA 

[Training Branchj December 1942. 65 p. (H) 

n A digest of authoritative source materials 
which explain the relationships of the local 
boards to the background, objectives, and 
methods of the Office of Price Administration." 
















C,2.a.(4) Personnel and Employee Services ... 

727• Employee Handbook (OPA is.our Battle Line Series, 

No. 1) 

Training Branch, Personnel Division. June 1943. 

56 p. (H) (GPO?) 

Provides a background in OPA Theory and practice 
and suggest the importance of each individual 
contribution toward its administration. This 
number is prepared especially for employees in 
the national office and.includes information 
pertinent to life in Washington. 

728. Employee Handbook (OPA is. our Battle Line Series, 

No. 2) : 

Training Branch, Personnel Division. October 1943. 

47 p. (H) 

This is the edition prepared for the regional 
offices. First 35 pages identical-with those 
of the national office handbook. Part IV: Our 
Services and Resources, is necessarily different! 
and Part V: Our Activities and Organizations, 
found in the national edition is entirely missing 
from the regional ones. Title pages of the 
* regional books indicate specific regions and 
offices, i.e # , I, IV, VII, and VIII. 

729* Field Personnel Manual 

[Field Personnel Branch] [1943] [56 p.] .(H) 

For use in field officesexcluding-local boards. 
Supersedes Field Administrative Letter, No. 7 
. (revised) and all prior administrative orders. 
.Deals with organization, establishment of positions, 
classification authority, recruitment and selection, 
appointment procedures, placement program, efficien¬ 
cy ratings, training, etc.,- etc. 

730. Government Girl Budget Book . 

Employee Services Section, Personnel Division. 

August 1943. 17 p. . (H) . 1-4535 

Explains salary deductions and provides sample 
budgets for $1440 and $1620 salaries, with 
discussion to help the reader supply the ideas 
to her own situation. 









167 


C.2.a,4. Personnel and Employee Services (contd.) 

731. Information on Public Day-Care Facilities for 
Children of Working Mothers 

Employee Services Section and Employee Counselling 
and Employee Services, Federal Security Agency. 
October 5, 1943. 4 p. (H) 

Compiled with special reference to the survey 
by the Children's Bureau. 

732. What You Should Know About Pay-as~You-Go 
Personnel Division, Employee Services Section. 

August 1943. 13 p. (H) 

Booklet explains some of the important facts 
about the Pay-as-You-Go tax plan, including 
how to make out the "estimated" tax declaration. 
2 tables. 


(b) Procedural 

(1) Directories, Indices, Catalogs, Lists, 

Bibliographies 

733* Administrative Services Directory 

( ) n.d. 7 p. (H) 

Table lists servioes -and indicates how to secure 
them, with name and telephone number of the 
person in charge. 

734* Alphabetical List of Fuel Oil Primary Suppliers 
( ) March 1943. 93 p. (L) 

Shows firm name, registration address and the 
primary supplier number assigned. Contains 
all suppliers registered with the Control and 
Audit Unit, Washington* D. C., as of February 8, 
1943. • 

'735. Bibliography on Price Control and Rationing * 

Division of Research, Price and Economic Policy Branch. 
July 18, 1942. 4 p. ' (L) 

Six sections are entitled respectively: General, 
Rationing, Taxation and Expenditure Control, 
Specific Problems of Price Fixing and Rent Control, 
Foreign Experience, and U. S. World War Experience. 











168 


C.2.b.l. Directories, Indices, Catalogs, Lists, 

Bibliographies (contd.) 

736. Catalog'of^Office Supplies and Forms , Number 1 

Office Services-Division, Administrative Management 
Department. May 1944. 18 p. (H) 

A ready reference for items stocked in Office 
of Price Administration storeroom, FOB #1. 

For use as a guide in requisitioning materials. 
Explains also how to prepare requisitions. 

737. Communication Guide 

Food Price Division. February 2, 1944. 6 p. 

(H) 

List of employees in the Food Price Division, 
with room and-telephone, extension numbers. 

738. Counties Served by Operating District Offices by 
Region and State 

, ( ) July 1, 1942. 4 P. (H) 

This is a list of district offices showing 
the counties included in their jurisdiction 
as of July 1, 1942. Prepared to assist in the 
transmittal of complaints of violation. 

739. Directory of Defense-Rental Areas and Administrative 
Offices 

Rent Department, Field Operations Branch. 

November 15, 1943. 28 p. (H) 

.Tabulated by regions. 

740 . 1 Directory of War Price and Rationing Boards 

Region VIII. April 1, 1944. [50 p.] (H) . 

Arranged by district, providing the board number, 
the county, city and street address, and chairman. 

741• List of Printed Material Approved December 1. 1942, 
for Distribution to the Public by OPA Field Informa¬ 

tion Representatives 
( ) n.d. 3 p. (I) 

Lists then-current stocks of material. 

742. List of Regi onal. State an d District Offices, OPA 
X") June 25, 1942. 7 p. (H) 

Includes officers and street addresses. 


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169 


C.2.b,l. Directories, Indices, Catalogs, Lists, .. ,. . 

Bibliographies (contd.) 

743. Listing of QPk. National.Office and Field Procedural 
Materials Issued through August 6. 1942 

( )' [1942] [11 p.J (H) 

List includes date, number and subject of admin- 
• istrative orders, divisional orders, field admin¬ 
istrative letters, field legal instructions, field 
price instructions, field rationing instructions 
local Board instructions, operating orders and 
procedural regulations.. . With..oover.ing memorandum 
from Stanley Orear to all employees concerned with 
procedural materials. 

744* National Office Mail Routing Directory 

( ) [1943J [23 p.J (H) 

Prepared‘for the. use. of division.and branch mail 
clerks. Provides a list of organization units, 
with their stop numbers, the same for ”Key 
Individuals Down to the Level of Unit Head,*’ and 
a complete list of stop numbers in numerical 
order. . 

745. Organizations Invited to Food for Freedom Meetings 

( -; - • ) n,.d. .2 p. (H) 

Lists for the Washington, New York and Chicago 
meetings. 

746. 


747. Subject Matter Index 

( ) April I,'1943. 56 p, (H) 

"••..classifies- according to subject matter, 
digests of interpretations issued up to 
April 1, 1943 by OPA, as set forth in the 
Manual of Digests of Interpretations dated 
March 15, 1943 and Recent Price Interpretations 
Nos. 21 and 22........Covers all digests of in¬ 
terpretations which may be of any assistance in 
considering a particular problem.” 

Revised, June 30, 1943. 33 p. (H) 

Supersedes the April 1 issue. 


Person nel Directory of the Advisory Commission to 
the Council of Nation al Defense and Relat ed Offices 

( INDAGJ).. . August 5, 1940., .23 p. 

(H) ■ . 

Shows telephone and room numbers. 














170 


C*2.b.l. Directories, indices', Catalogs, Lists, V 

Bibliographies l^contd.). 

743. Tentative' ~" ~ '~'7 

* '• Division of Field Operation's. ' 'April i, 1942. 4 p, 

(H) ^ . 

- " Classified abcordihg 'to'date of opening. 

• (2) Organizational Charts and 6utlines . 

749* The Management of Personnel in OPA 
* T ~) n.d. [4 P.3 (H) 

This is got up.in.outline, form to show first 
the superlri-sor f s'-56bbf'personhe!'management, 
to show that the organization of personnel 
management in OPA is designed to achieve, how 
it is designed to make the supervisors more 
competent, and finally, how the work of the 
executive officer makes possible the efficient 
functioning of this ■organization for personnel 
• management 

750. ' Memorandum 

J~ ) [1942] 15 p. (H) 

Outlines the organization set up to administer 
the program of price control as. set' forth in 

.. .the-.Proposed Program of Price Control, and 

summarizes the discussion of the*rationale of 
' the recommendations made in it. From 
J. K.' Galbraith, April 2, 1942. 

751. Organization Analysis of the Price Division of the 

Office of ; Price Administration and Civilian Supply 

[Price Division, OPACSj [1941J 63 p. plus 5 

organization charts. .(H) 

.. Proposed-plan : of-organization'^Of eabh of the 
five sections of the Price Division to equip 
it to administer a program of the scope suggested 
by the basic assumptions as to. policy and method 
stated at- the outset. 

752. Organization Guide of National Office 

LOrganization Planning?] October 23, 1942. 

[65 p.J (H) (GPO) 

Consists of an organization outline as skeleton, 
with names of personnel filling the respective 
positions. 













171 


C.2.b.2. Organizational Charts and Outlines (contd.) * 

753. Organization of the Commodity Distribution Section 
of the Division oil Field-Operations- 
[Commodity-Distribution SectionJ [1942] 5 p. 

(H) 

Memorandum from Lloyd Eno dated March 12, 1942, 
Outlines reorganizations program to care for 
additional rationing programs, and describes 
functions and responsibilities of the section, 
and of operation executives, of the Organization 
and Procedure Unit and of the Operation Unit. 

754* Outline of Training Program 

Clearance and Coordination Section, Division of 
Field Operations. January 1942. [39 p.] (H) 

Outlines the organization and functions of the 
various -sections of OPA. 

755. [ Petroleum Industry Advisory Committees ] 

( ) n.d. 1 p. (H) 

Explains and justifies the use of District 
Committees of the Petroleum Industry War Council 
in lieu of an advisory committee. 

756. Program for the Use of Volunteers and 7/ar Price and 
Rationing Boards in Enforcement of Price. Rent and 

Rationing Regulations 

T r Auguat 18, 1942, 24 p. (H) 

Outlines general provisions, qualifications, 
organization and training of price and rent 
wardens, and the general duties, scope’ of 
authority, and procedures for 7*ar Price and 
Rationing Boards. 

757* Sketch of Organization of the Office of Price 
Administration 

T ) n.d. 15 p. (H) 

In outline forms, with brief introductory 
statement to explain the functions of some 
of the divisions. 


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2.b.2. Organizational Charts and Outlines (contd.) 

758. What the Field Operations of the Office of Price 

. . x.'; Administration Include 

( ) n.d. 10 p.(H)' 

j .. Reviews the growth of the need for field 
operations, with the impact of GMER on 
this need, and describes the organization 
which has grown up to meet it. Written 
primarily from the point of view of price 
activities. 

(3) Miscellaneous Instructions contained in Letters, 
Memoranda.,. Handbooks, etc. 

-.759. Communications between the National Office and 
the Field 

( • . . ) [1944] 5 p. (H) 

Memorandum from Walter O’Meara to division 
and branch chiefs, and regional information 
executives, Department of Information. 

Dated January 5, 1944. Outlines standard 
procedure. 

760. Consumer Price Lists 

( ) April 18, 1944. 2 p. 

(H) 

Memorandum to regional administrators, price 
• executives and information executives, 
announcing arrangements for 10 million consumer 
copies of grocery pripe lists. 

761.. Designation of Liaison Officer for Maintaining 
Contact with; Regional and Field Representatives 

t • . of Commodity .Sections . 

( - ) n.d. : 1 p. (H) 

Memorandum from George A. Shipman, offering 
suggested functions for such officer. 

762.. Disposition of Protests-and Petitions for Ame ndment 

(• ; . ) July 3, 1942. 3 p. (H) 

Memorandum from,J. K. Galbraith and David 
Ginsburg. • ; Outlines, procedures. 


















173 


C.2,b.3. Miscellaneous* Instructions contained in Letters^ * 
Memoranda, Handbooks, etc. (contd.) 

763• Distribution of Forms and Other Reproduced Materials 
by Regional Distribution Centers 

Administrative Management Department. [1944] 16 P* 

(H) 

Describes the procedure for the initial distribu¬ 
tion to and reordering by local boards of forms 
and other reproduced materials stocked by regional 
distribution centers and used or distributed by 
local boards, including ration books, ration coupons 
and certificates, OPA orders and regulations, and 
community service materials. 

764. Forms and Instructions for Filing Annual and Quarterly 

Financial Information 

.( ) n.d. a p. (H) 

With questions from pertinent sections of the 
Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 empowering 
the Office of Price Administration to require 
such information. This is an early version of 
the famous Forms A and B. 

765. Freeze Letters 

(• ) [1941] 4 p. .(H) 

This is a memorandum from Joel Dean to the members 
/ of the Industrial and Agricultural Machinery 

Section in which he outlines the circumstances 
under which freeze letters Should be used, what 
steps should precede their issuance, what they 
should include, what action should be taken 
subsequent to their issuance, and. how*their 
issuance could be expedited. Attached are 
copies of such letters to the mining, oil, 
machinery industries. Dated October 29, 1941. 

766. General Suggestions on Preparation of Letters 
Machinery Section. March 1, 1942. lip. (H) 

Emphasizes importance of acknowledging all cor¬ 
respondence within five days; Congressional, 
within three. Specific suggestions as to phrase- 
. ology. Warns against the use of "must-,” 1 require,” 
’’compel,'! "it is necessary;” in informal price 
action, though it states that ”Our letters should 
be firm, specific, and incapable of misinterpre¬ 
tation.” 


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174 


C.2.b,3. Miscellaneous Instructions contained in Letters,. . 

Memoranda, Handbooks, etc. (contd.) 

767# Guide to Ration Banking (Bulletin No. 1). 

5 January 11, 1943. 5 p. 

•(H) 

Describes how to open and use gasoline ration 
bank accounts. 

768. Instructions for Rationing of New Rubber Tires and 

, Tubes 

( . ■. ) .December 24, 1941* 13 p. 

plus [9-page] appendix* (H) 

These were sent to the field, effective 
January 1, 1942, to be distributed through 
, the s tates to all local boards. 

769. Manual for Trade Meetings 

( ) May 27, 1942. 26 p. plus 

2-page directory. (H) 

Explains how to arrange and conduct trade 
, meetings, with suggested agenda and speech 
material. Pages 17-26 contain ..directories of 
state officials in various governmental agencies. 

770. Memorandum Relating to Certain Aspects of .the 

Processing and Disposition of Protests _ 

( ) June 19, 1942. 3 P. (H) 

Preliminary to June 22 staff meeting, at which 
certain questions with respect to the processing 
and disposition of protests were to be discussed. 

771. [ Outline of'the Operation of the Directive Setting 
a Range for Livestock Prices 1 

Beef, SmalJ. Meats and Fish Branch. n.d. 6 p. 

(I) 1-6332 

Prepared for the background information of the 
field staff. 

772. The Plan for Distributing War Ration Book One for 
Individual Consumers 

( ) Original edition not seen. 

Revised, March 25, 1942. 52 p.> (H) 

Official information and instructions for state 
rationing administrators, county rationing ad¬ 
ministrators, local, rationing boards, city 
superintendents of schools, registrars, county 
superintendents of schools and school site 
administrators. 














175 


C .2*6.3. Miscellaneous,Instructions' contained in Letters, 
Memoranda, Handbooks-, e tc. (c ontd.) 

773. The Plan for Trade Registration - . 

‘ Sugar- Rationing. [1942] 30 p. (H) 

Official information and instructions for state 
rationing administrators, local rationing boards, 
superintendents* of schools, school site adminis¬ 
trators, county rationing administrators, 

■ .. .i. - county custodians-,- trade -rationing advisors and 

registrars, for the registration of retailers, 

' * ' wholesalers, institutions, and industrial users, 

including food service establishments. 

774* Plant’ Transportation Committee Information Card 

Automotive Supply Rationing Division. August 16, 1943. 
2 p. (K) 

Memorandum urges the ke-eing- of a-file, and in- 

"• v • eludes a sample form. 

775• Preferential Transfers of Gasoline to Consumers 

Automotive Supply Rationing Division. August 17, 1943* 
2 p, (H) ' • • 

Memorandum oh the procedures. 

- 776. Recruitment and-Appointment of Business Sbecialists 
for Regional' and-Field- Offices - 
l 7 - ■ ) . March 25, 1942. 5 p. (H) 

Memorandum from George A. Shipman outlining 
procedures. 

777. Recruitment of Business Specialists for Regional 
- Offices - 

T ) March 26, 1942.: 1 p. (H) 

Memorandum from George A. Shipman. 

778. Registr ation Instructions for Institutional Users of 

Rationed Foods 

Food Rationing Division. Februarv 1943. 4 P. (1) 

-. -(GPO) 508771°.. .• 

Explains how to- register and obtain rationed 
foods in accordanc«e with. General Ration Order 
No; 5. 













176 


C.2.b.3. 

779. 

780. 

781. 

, x. ■ , 

782. 


783. 


Miscellaneous Instructions contained in Letters, 

Memoranda, Handbooks, etc. (contd.) 

Revision GR0-5 . 

Institutional User Branch, Food Rationing Division. 
[1943] 5 p. .(H). 

Summarizes provisions and procedures pertaining 
to GR0-5 revision of food allotments. Memorandum 
to regional officers from James K. Switzer and 
Arthur B. Magidson, December 29, 1943. 

Shoes: Joint Rationing-Enforcement Compliance 

Program.. Handbook 

Miscellaneous Products Rationing'Division and Apparel 

and Industrial Materials Enforcement Division. 

September 1944. [25 p.] (L) 

Prepared for use in the third shoe inventory. 

.The Simplification of the Style of Maximum Price 

Regulation 

■( ) [1943] 10 p. (H) 

Covering memorandum for David F. Cavers’ revised 
.. edition of his - The Simplification of the Style 
of OPA Regulations . From Henry M. Hart, Jr. 
to all price attorneys, December 17, 1943. 

The Simplification of the Style of OPA Regulations 

[Office of Assistant General Counsel for Industrial 

Prices.] [1942] Original edition not seen. 

Revised, [1943] 10 p. (H) 

Offers suggestions pertaining to the "Draftsman's 
Approach," suggestions relating to arrangement of 

* material, to the presentation of price formulas, 
to the construction of sentences, to the treatment 
of "pseudo-ambiguites" and to the vocabulary of 
regulations. With covering memorandum by Henry 
M. Hart, Jr. 

Standards of Conduct for Legal Investigators 

( “I [1942] 5 p. (H) 

Memorandum, to all regional attorneys from Bronson 
MacChesney, December 30, 1942, laying down general 
rules for the guidance of investigators. 













177 


,b.3. Miscellaneous Instructions contained in Letters, 

Memoranda, Handbooks, etc. (contd.) 

784- Submission of Budget Requests for First Quarter 

of Fiscal 1945 . ~ 

( ) [1944] 4 P. (H) 

Memorandum from C. H. 'Whelden, Jr., Director 
of Administrative Planning Division to departmental 
administrative or executive officers, June 19, 194+, 
accompanying forms prescribed for use in the 
national office. Outlines instructions for their 
completion. 

785. Temporary and Permanent Assignment of Business 
Specialists, to Regional Offices 

Regional Pries Coordinator. March 26', 1942. 1 p. 

(H) 

Memorandum of instructions. 

786. - ' Tentative Instructions for-the -Operation 6f Regional 

Offices, by Frank Bane 

( ) November 25, 1941. IB p. 

(H) . 

Describes the organization and general functions 
of the regional office, as ’well as the functions 
of the various members of the regional staff and 
their relations to each other, outlines certain 
' office procedures, and deals in some‘detail with 
the matter of handling particular problems arising 
in the regional office. Designed to apply until 
. pending legislation;should provided more permanent 
directives., • (> ‘ 

Revised, February 18, 1942. 15 p. (H) 

Supplement No. 1, April 6, 1942. 1 p. 

787. Transfer of Industrial User Program 

Department of Field Operations and Rationing 
Department. [1944] '[9 p.] "Th) 

Memorandum fron) James C. Derieux, May 17, 1944, 
to r egional administrators'explaining the new 
policy and including material to be used in 
connection with it. 


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178 



C.2.b.3. Miscellaneous Instructions contained in Letters, 
Memoranda, Handbooks, etc. (contd.) 

788. Travel Memo 

T ' ) n.d. [48 p.] (H) (GPO) 

This little booklet is comprised primarily of 
23 blanks to be- filled in by the traveller on 
government expense. Two pages of instructions. 

789. Your Job with the OPA 

New York State Office. [November 1942] 23 p. 

(H) 

An instruction manual on the rationing program 
for members and staff of War Price and Rationing 
Boards. Deals specifically with problems per¬ 
taining to Rationing Orders 1-7, with the problems 
of public relations, local board administration 
and the legal aspects of rationing. A chart 
showing periods for the renewal of rations is 
appended. 

(4) Miscellaneous 

790. Local Board Fuel Oil 'Calculation Tables 

( ) October 1942. 65 p. (H) 

(GPO) 

detailed tables for the determination of regular 
and special base rations. 

791. Process for Renovating Typewriter Rolls 
Standards Branch. n.d. 1 p. (I) 

Describes a recently developed process which 
completely rejuvenates rolls with infinitesmal 
reduction in diameter. 









179 


3. . Trade and Industry 


a* General 

792, Accounting Reports--Suggested Outline 
Accounting' Division, , {.December 1942] 

(H) 




8 p. 


For reports relating to individual companies 
pre par ed for 1 ' the price divis ion, branch or 
field executive. 


793. Ceiling Price Display 

T 1 ) n.d. 4 P. (H) (GPO) 

Gives nine simple rules for retailers to 
follow. Lists cost-of-living commodities. 

6 illustrations . 

794. Ceiling Prices 

I )' n.d. [8 p. folded] (I) 

(GPO) 464933° 

Poster-folder illustrating how to display 
. ceiling prices. 

795• The Compliance Program 

( ) [1944] 5 p. (H) 

Memorandum from Chester Bowles to deputy and 
• regional administrators, May 17, 1944. Outlines 
the program for setting up ..compliance committees 
— • - - to provide trade information and education on OPA 

' regulations,. 

796. General Maximum Price Regulation: What Every Re¬ 
tailer Should know 

( ) May 1942. 44 P. (I) 

(GPO) 

Tells how maximum prices are determined, how taxes 
are treated, how it affects the state Fair Trade 
Acts, what information must be filed with the 
Office of Price Administration, and when adjustments 
may be requested. 

797. How the General Price Order* Affects Vmolesalers and 
Manufacturers 

I " ) n.d. 3 p. (H) 

Discussion based on a summary of the order. 














•3.a. General (contd.) 

'Z??*. the Retailer'Can Use^Information on the Concept 
of Rationing,and Ay^IrHyarding in his Advertising 

Information Section Campaigns Branch. n.d. 9 p. 

(H) 

Provides information calculated to minimize 
public resentment toward rationing. 

799. Instructions and Suggestions for Submitting In¬ 
formation on Prices. Extras, and Terms and Conditions 
( : T n.d. ; 43 p. (H) “ 

With covering memorandum to all steel castings 
producers from Warren M. Huff, Price Executive, 
Iron and S teel Price Branch. 

800* ...The Pricing of New Items (C hain Store Bulletin) 

Retail Trade and Services Division. December 14, 1942. 
3 P. (H) 

Summarizes the correct procedures for the 
pricing of new items. 

To all Retailers 

( ) n.d. 8 p. (H) (GPO) 

Outlines basic responsibilities under the 
General Maximum Price Regulation, and explains, 
how to find ceiling prices for all merchandise 
under it. v la* \ 

Wartime Sc onomic s for.,Rcjbgile* r g-. 

( ) n.d. 35 p. (H) 

Itenis of expense, •which^.iin the .aggregate, make 
up the operating expense of the retail store 
, the subject of this study;'customer returns, 
exchanges, adjustemerits, delivery, COD trans¬ 
actions, gift wrapping, display, taxes, et 
cetera. , Possible means of' adjustment are 
suggested for each. 

803. What Every Retailer Should Know About the General 
Maximum Price Regulation (Bulletin No.. 2) 

T 5 Mhy 1942. 44 P. (H) 

(GPO) 4^0681° 

Includes important dates, and details of 
complying with the regulation. Provides 
specific illustrations of different cases. 


801. 


802. 














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C.3.a. General (contd.) . , , 

804, Your Prices Are Controlled by Law if Your Business 
is on" This Lis£ of* Services 

; ■.:c.. ' ).C'i'942 ]. L4 p.] («) (gpo) 

Explains why price control is necessary and 
tells how to find the ceiling price for a 
service. Services listed include repairs for 
automobiles, bicycles^ boats, electrical 
appliances,*farm equipment, film developing, 

' '.furniture, hat cleaning, linen supply, parking, 
';. “refrigerators',' shoes, stoves, window cleaning, 
etc., etc.. 


(b) Instructions and Information for Specific Programs 


805. Agricultural and Household Insecticides (Retailer's 
Bulletin No. 4) 

Retail Trade and Services Division. October 1942. 

2 p. (H) (GPO) 

Explains how to determine the legal maximum 
price. 

806. Assembled Radios and Phonographs (Retailer's 
Bulletin No. 46) 

Department of Information. August 1943. (2 p.] 

(I) 

Contains the main point of Maximum Price 
Regulation No. 430. Applies only to sets 
bought by a retailer from an assembler. 

807. Automotive Parts (OPA Retailer-Wholesaler Bulletin 
No>. 45) 

Department of Information. August 1943 . 2 p. 

(H) ; (GPO) 

. ..• Digests the provisions of Maximum Price 
, . Regulation No. 453. (This Bulletin takes 
the place of Retailer Bulletin No. 45 for 
this issue.) 

SOB". Bicycle Tires. Tubes and Rim Strips " (Retailer's 
, Bulletin No. 40) 

Department of Information. August 1943. [5 p.l 

(I) 

Primarily a table of dollars-and-cents ceiling 
prices for the sales and deliveries of bicycle 
tires and tubes at retail as provided for in 
Maximum Price Regulation No. 435. 3 tables . 
















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C.3Vbv 

: m% 

. ^ ■ 

810, 



812, 


813 


814 , 


Instructions and Information for Specific 4 Programs 
(contd.) ( c 

* . Boiler Conversion Parts (Services Trades Bulletin 
No. 5) 

Retail Trade and Service Division* January 1943. 

2 p. (H) (GPO) 

Contains information;on the new ceiling prices 
for parts, 

> Bowling Alievs (Services Trades Bulletin No. 6) 

Retail Trade and Services Division. December 
1942. [2 p.] (I) 

Explains OPA formula 'for ceiling prices on 
league and open bowling. Includes table of 
.!> r ceiling prices. 

f.i' 

, Certain Fresh Fish and Seafood (Retailer’s 
Bulletin No, 52) ■ 

( ) January 1944. 8 p, 

(H) (GPO) 

Explains the cents-per-pound mark-ups ordered 
by MPR No. 507. Gives tables of wholesale 
prices and retail mark-ups. 

, Certain Used Consumer Durable 'Goods ■(Retailer' 1 s 
: Bulletin No. 38) 

Department of Information. , July 1943. [3 p.] 

..I . Explains new pricing, method under MPR No. 429. 
Includes a poster. 

► Coal. Coke and Other Solid Fuels .(Retailer’s 

Bulletin No. 54) ... 

( ) February 1944. [4p*J 

(H) (GPO) 

■ Digests Revised MPR No. 122. 

, Coffee Rationing Begins November 29 (Retailer’s 
Bulletin; No5) *•-. 

Food Rationing Division. November 15, 1942. 

[8 p.i (H) (GPO) 

Explains the procedure for. inaugurating 
coffee rationings Poster comprises four 
pages folded. 












183 


.b o Instructions and Information for Specific ^rQgrams 
(contd.) 

815* Construction of Buildings and- Structures (Industry- 
Bulletin No, 1) 

( ) October 30, 1942. 4 p. 

(H) (GPO) 

Presents a brief digest of MPR No, 251. 

816, Date Book for Dealers in Used Commercial Motor 
Vehicles 

7 ) December 1943. 148 p* 

(H) (GPO) 

'‘Contains all the facts a dealer in used 
commercial motor vehicles needs to operate 
his wartime business successfully and law¬ 
fully.«' 

817, DolIars-and-Cents Ceiling Prices for Pork Cuts 
(Retailer's Bulletin No. 21) 

Retail Trade and Services Division 1 . March 1943* 

[8 p.] (H) 

For Class 1 and Class 2 stores, Zone 2. 

818, Fall and Winter Seasonal Apparel (Retailer's 

Bulletin No. 11) . ~r~. 

Retail Trade and Services Division. December 1942. 
4 Pw (H) (GPO) 

Explains how to find ceiling prices under 
MPR No. 210. 

819, Fixed Mark-ups for Retail Food Stores (Retailer's 
Bulletin No. 36) 

* Department of Information. July 1943. 16 p. 

(H) (GPO) 

Contains only the main points of MPR No f 422, 
For Group 3 and Group 4 stores. 

820, Fixed Mark-ups for Retail Food Stores (Retailer's 
Bulletin No. 35) 

Department of Information. luly 1943. 15 p. 

(I) (GPO) 

Describes the mark-up method and explains how 
to find ceiling prices on both dry groceries 
and perishables as permitted in MPR No. 423. 

3 tables . For Group 1 and Group 2 stores. 
















184 


C.3.b. 

821. 


■ ■ 822. 


823. 


824 * 


825. 


826 . 


Instructions, and Information for Specific Programs 
(contd.) ' ’ '• 

L Form Letter to Food and. Allied Industries ] 

-Press-' and Campaigns' D ivision, Depar tmen t o f 

Information. [1943] ' 5 p. (H)' 

Solicits the cooperation of the industry 
in the rationing, program soon to be in¬ 
stituted. 

Fresh Fish and Seafood ' (OPA Retailer’s Bulletin 
No. 39) 

• Department of Information. July"1943 • 8 p, 

(H) .... . 

Explains the retail mark-ups fixed by MPR 
No. 439. 

Fresh Fish and Seafood (OPA Wholesalers Bulletin 

-No, -4)- ..—. - . . . " ‘ '• 

Department- of Information. July"1943. 4 p. 

(I) 

Outlines the maximum wholesale price regulation, 
and explains how to use it. 

[“ Fresh Fish and Seafood ] (Wholesaler’s Bulletin 
No, 6 

Department of- Information. - September 1943. 

2 p. (H) (GPO) 

Replaces OPA Wholesaler’s 'Bulletin No. U* 

Fresh Fish and Seafood. Covers the main 
points of MPR No. 418 and Amendments 1 to 7, 

• a inclusive-..- . 

The Heat Treating Industry , by W.W. Coutts 
Machinery Branch. January 15, ‘1944. 2 p. (H) 

Describes and outlines the field of this 
industry and indicates the points at which 
its services are subject to OPA regulations: 
and jurisdiction. 

How the New Tire and Tube Regulations Affect the* 

Dealer 

( ■ ■ ) ■ n.d. -2 p. (H) 

Concerned with Revised MPR 143 and MPR 528. 












185 


,3.b. Instructions and Information for Specific Programs 
(contd.) 

827. How to Apply New OPA Markrup Formula « (Retailer’s 
Bulletin No. 2) 

Retail Trade and Services Division. October 15, 1942. 
[4 P.] (H) 

Digest of adjusted and fixed mark-up regulations 
for cereals, coffee, oils, dried fruits, etc. 
Shows duplicate of official mark-up table. 

828. How to Figure Ceiling Prices on Used Petroleum 
Marketing, Machinery 

( ) May 10, 1944. 3 p. (I) 

Only 50 copies of this document were issued. 

These were sent to the-trade and trade papers. 


829. How to Set Ceiling Prices, for Men’.s and Boy's 
Tailored Garments Governed by Maximum Price 

Regulation No. 177 

Retail Trade and Services Division. September 
1942. lip. (H) (GPO) 

Digest explaining how to find ceiling prices 
for different groups of garments. 


830. How to Set Ceiling Prices for Staple Work Clothing 
Retail Trade and Services Division. September 
1942. 4 p. (H) (GPO) 

Digest for retailers. Pertains to MPR No. 208. 


831. How, to Set Your Ceiling Prices for New Lines 
of Women's. Girls' and Children's Outerwear 
Retail Trade and Services Division. September 1942. 
4 P. (H) (GPO) . ... ; * 

Covers only the pricing provisions of MPR No. 

153 as amended. 


832. .Imported Swiss Watches (Retailer's Bulletin No. 50) 
Department of.Information. December 1943. 2 p. 

(H) 

Gives dollars-and-rcents ceiling prices set 
by MPR No. 499. Table . 


833 . 


Instructions for Tire Rationing 

( ) December 27, 1941. 30 

(H) 


Instructions for 
and tubes. 

Revised, February 13, 


rationing of new rubber tires 
1942. 30 p. 

















186 


C#3.b. Instructions and Information for Specific Programs 
(contd.) 

834* Jurisdiction for Service Industries 

I 5 t'1942'] rTp. (H) 

List gives service industries with the 
branches of the Policy Committee to which 
they were assigned. 

835. [ Letter accompanying annual and interim financial 
report forms A and B 1 

( ) n.d. 1 p. (H) 

From Chester Bowles to business heads. 

Luggage (Retailer 1 ^ Bulletin No. 47) 

Department of Information. October 1943. 2 p. 

(H) 

Explains the dollars-and-cents ceiling 
prices as fixed by MER No. 476. 

Manual for Enforcement of Price Regulations 

Covering Fresh Fruit and Vegetables 
( ) April 1944. 56 p. plus 

43-page appendix. (H) 

Describes the industry with which these 
regulations deal; analyzes the maximum 
price regulations covering fresh fruits 
and vegetables at all trade levels- except 
retail; and outlines procedures for the 
effective and coordinated enforcement of 
these regulations. 

838. Manual of Standard Retail Cuts of Meats (Re- 
• tailer’s Bulletin No. 31) 

Department of Information. June 1943. H P* 

(i). - - 

OPA rules for cutting, grading and marking 
meats. Includes also description of standard 
cuts of beef, veal and lamb. Table shows 
official grades and identification marks. 


836 . 


837. 












187 


,3.bi Instructions and - Information for Specific Programs 
(contd.) 

839# Mark-up Formula for Certain Foods (Wholesalers ’ 

: ; pulletin'No! T) ..""" - - •i 

Retail and Trade Services Division. October 15, 1942. 

[3 P.3 (X) 

Describes how to apply the new OPA formula to 
prices. A digest of adjusted and fixed mark¬ 
up method for cereals, rice, sugar, coffee, 
canned vegetables, etc. 1 table .* 

... ^ .• 

.840. Meat and Fats Rationing Program (Retailer’s 
Bulletin No. 23) 

Food Rationing Division, March 1943* 4 P* 

(H) (GPO). ■ : "^ 

Tells what the retailer should know about the 
red stamp rationing program. 

• *. ‘ . r • - .. • 

841. Meat and Fats Rationing Program (OPA Wholealers 

.Bulletin No. 3) v 

Department of Information, March 1943. 10 p. 

(i) .7 

Facts for wholesalers and hotel and restaurant 
suppliers. Explains also how to figure a 
point inventory. 

' 

842. Meat Rationing Handbook for Retailers 

Department of Information, March 1944. 23 p. 

(I) (GPO) 

Explains the background for meat rationing, 
how meat rationing works, standardized rules 
for cutting meat,.how to use ration, banking, 
and how to transfer a business'. 

. 

843. Meat Retailer’s Rationing Handbook 

I T [December 1943] 20 p. 

(H) 

Carries detailed instructions on the use of 
ration currency and standardized rules for 
cutting meats. 

844* Men’s Rubber Boots & Rubber Work Shoes Rationing 
Guide No. 1 

( ) n.d. 5 p. (H) 

Primarily a list of those considered ineligible 
to acquire rubber footwear under Ration 0rd«er 
No. 6. 


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188 


C.3#b # Instructions and Information for Specific Programs 
(contd.) 

Merchants and Clerks (Retailer’s Bulletin,'No, 43) 
Department of Information, December 1943. 4 Po 

(H) 

Devoted to shoe ration currency: what it is 
and how to use it. 

,846. A Message to Retailers 

( — ) n .d. 54 p. plus 10-page 

appendix, (!)• 

Bulletin explaining in detail the retailer’s 
part of the price control program: how to 
determine ceiling prices, how taxes are treated, 
hov; GMPR affects state. Fair Trade Acts and 

. - : - - Unfair Practice Actsyythe display of prices, 

information to file with the Office of Price 
* Administration, and the application for ad¬ 
justments of his prices under GMPR. 

* 847. Mileage Rationing Program : Gasoline-Use of 

Reconciliation Statement Supplement No, 1 

- ( . •.--) March: 1943. 6 p. (H) 

(GPO) 

Instructions for licensed distributors. 

848. New ”B-1” and »C-j» Ration Books 
'Automotive Supply 'Rationing Division. 

August; 17, 1943. Ip. (H) 

Memorandum• ., 

849. New Commmutv Price Program (Retailer’s 
Bulletin No'. 32) 

Department of information. June 1943. [4 P*J 

* (I) 

Addressed tq food retailers, setting forth 
pic torially certain points needing emphasis 
in the OPA community price program. 












189 


3.b. Instructions and Information for Specific programs 
(contd.) 

850* New Rationing System for Processed Foods (Retailer’s 
Bulletin No. 14) 

Food Rationing Division. January 1943. 4 P# 

(H) (GPO) 

Explains the selling of point-rationed 
foods. 

.v*\S 

851* OPA Sets Selling'Prices for Used Bedsprings 
(Retailer’s Bulletin No. 27) 

Department o'f Information. May 1943. 5 p. 

(H) ; - 

Detailed explanation of MPR No. 380. 

852. Outerwear Garments for Women.- Girls and Children 
(OPA Retailer's Bulletin No. 19) 

Retail Trade and Services Division. February 
1943. 6 p. (H) 

Explains MPR No. 330, establishing new 
ceiling prices for outerwear, .garments. 

853• Over-all Fixed Mark-ups for Certain Foods at 
Wholesale (OPA Wholesaler’s Bulletin No. 5) 

Department of Information. July 1943. 39 P# 

(I) 

Detail instrucTtions on the use o£ the majrk-up 
methods provided in MPR No. 241. Tables A and 
B give respectively the detailed figure3 to be 
used by wholesalers in figuring ceiling prices, 
and the ceiling prices obtained thereby. 

854. Packaged Drugs and Cosmetics ' (Retailer’s Bulletin 

• No. : 29) ' 

Department of Information. June 1943. 3 p. 

(H) 

Explains new price regulations on drug and 
‘ cosmetic sales. 

855. Packaged Wine and Distilled Spirits (Retainer's 
Bulletin No. 43) 

Department of Information. August 1943. 4 P. 

(H) 

Digest of major provisions of MPR 445, with 
new mark-up formula. 


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b. Instructions and Information for Specific Programs 
(contd.) 

856. ' .. .‘.Permitted Increases for Certain Food Products 

(Special OPA Retailers Bulletin) 

Retail Trade and Services Division. February 1943. 
4 P. (I) 

Explains the revision of MER 256 permitting 
- - - - - certain ceiling prices. .to, bo . raised, and how 

■ ' to apply it to individual cases. 

857. Point Rationing for Processed Foods (Wholesalers 
•Bulletin No. 2) 

Food Rationing Division. March 1943. [4 P*] 

(H) 

Explains how wholesalers operate under point 
-rationing,., and gives universal, conversion 
table of point values. 

858. Point Rationing of Processed Foods (Retailer^ 
Bulletin No. 20) 

Food Rationing Division. February 1943. 4 P« 

(H) (QPO) 

Pictorial presentation of what the retailer 
: -.needed...to know... . .• :••• • •:-! 

859. Price Ceilings and the Retailer 

1 ) n.a. [28 p.]. (H) 

(gpo) 

Graphic, pictorial presentation in poster¬ 
like form to gain the cooperation of the 
retailer in maintaining ceiling prices. Con- 
-eludes with five pages reproduced from those 
used by cooperative firms helping to hold 
• the front against inflation. 

860. Pricing Primer for Maximum Price Regulation 
• No. 188 

Consumers* Durable Goods Price Branch and Building 
Materials Price Branch. n.d. 45 p. (H) (GPO) 
Supplements the MPR in its attempt to relate 
the prices of new articles to the frozen 
prices of old ones, by giving specific 
illustrations. 









191 


C.3.b. Instructions and Information for Specific Programs 
(contd.) « . . 


86l. Questions and Answers for Shoe Repairmen 
( ™ ~ Y n.d. 4 p... . (H), 

Twenty-eight questions and answers deal with 
both wholesale and retail prices pertaining 
to shoe repair. 


862. Repair and Maintenance of Farm and Automotive 
Equipment (Service Trades Bulletin No. 7) 

Retail Trade and Services Division. February 1943. 
4 P. (H) 

Explains the conditions for the upward ad¬ 
justment of maximum amounts which small shops 
may charge for services. 


863* Repair and Maintenance of Farm Equipment. Im¬ 
plements and Machinery (Service Trades Bulletin 
No. 2) 

Retail Trade and Services Division. December 1942. 
[2 p.] (H) (GPO) 

Explains how to price under the OPA service 
regulation. 


864. Repair. Maintenance and Rental of Radios. Gas. 

and Electrical Appliances (Service Trades Bulletin 

No. 1) 

Retail Trade and Services Division. November 1942. 
[2 p.J (H) (GPO) 

Explains how to price under the OPA service 
regulation. 


865. Repair of Certain Appliances and Equipment 
(OPA Service Trades Bulletin No. 9) 

Department of Information. January 1944. 4 P. 

(H) ^ (GPO). 

Summarizes new rates authorized for appliance 
repairs, and provides a form for recording 
increase in service rate. 


866. Repair. Reupholstering, and Rental of Furniture 
and Household Equipment 
(Service Trades Bulletin No. 3) 

Retail Trade and Services Division. December 1942. 
[2 p.] (H) (GPO) 

Explains how to set prices under the OPA 
service regulations. 



















192 


G.3.b c 

867, 


868 , 


869 

870, 


Instructions and Information for Specific Programs 
(contd.) 

► Retail Ceiling Prices for Beef. Veal, Lamb 

and Mutton (Retailer".*s Bulletin No. 25) 
Department of Information. April 1943. 24 p. 

. (H) (GPO) 

Bulletins 25 and 26 are-identical in their 
first eight pages, These contain the main 
points of MFR No. 355, and describe and 
illustrate standard beef cuts. Bulletin 
25 continues with 48 tables showing ceiling 
prices for Zones 5-10 inclusive. 

Retail Ceiling Prices for Beef. Veal. Lamb, and 

Mutton (Retailer*s Bulletin No. 26) 

Department of Information. April 1943. 24 p. 

(H) (GPO) 

Bulletins 25 and 26 are identical in their 
first eight pages. These contain the main 
points of MPR No. 355, and describe and 
illustrate standard beef cuts. 24 tables 
showing ceiling prices for the various 
zones comprise the remainder of each number. 
Bulletin 26 contains those for Zones 1-4, 
inclusive. 

Retail Ceiling Prices for Household Soaps and 

Cleansers (Retailer’s Bulletin No. 28) 

Department of Information. May 1943. [4 p.] 

(I) 

Summarizes instructions and gives tables 
of prices for Class 1 stores. 

Retail Ceiling Prices on Products in Meats and 

Fats Rationing Program as of March 10. 1943. 

Price Campaign Section, Department of Information, 
with approval of Food Division, Trade Relations 
Branch, Press Division. March 15, 1943. 9 p* 

(H) 

Explains the need for rationing and how to 
find the new ceiling prices. 


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193 


C.3,b.. 

871 , 

872, 

873. 

874. 

875. 


Instructions and; Information for Specific .Programs 
(contd.) 

Retreaded and Recapped Tires and Retreading and 

and Recapping of Rubber Tires .(Retailer*s 

Bulletin No. 6) 

Retail Trade and Serviced Division. November 1942. 

3 p. plus 4 pages of tables. (I) 

Describes the provisions of Revised Price 
Schedule No.* 66; gives minimum quality- 
specifications for all retreading and recapping, 
and chart of maximum prices for these. 3 tables . 

Rubber Footwear (Retailer’s Bulletin No. 51) 

( — .; . ). February 1944. [7 p.] 

(I) 1-9385 

. Explains Revised MFR No. 229, listing in 
table form the legal prices for canvas and 
waterproof rubber footwear. 2 tables . 

Sanitary Treated Baby Goods (Retailer’s Bulletin 
, No. 30) 

Department of Information. June 1943. [2 p.] 

(H) (GPO) 

Explains how the new ceiling prices will be 
calculated, and gives table of retail ceiling 
prices per unit for certain categories. 

Seasonal and Holiday Food Products (Retailer's 
Bulletin No. 7) 

Retail Trade and Services Division. November 1942. 

2 p. (H) (GPO) 

Summarizes the main features of MPR No. 250, 
which provides a new method of establishing new 
ceiling prices for certain seasenal and holiday 
food--, items. 

Second Hand Machine Tools (OPA Retailer's Bulletin 
No. 41) 

Department of Information. August 1943. 4 p. 

•(H) H." 

Summarizes Revised Price Schedule No. 1, with 
sales prices and rental charges. 













194 


C.3.b. Instructions and Information for Specific Programs 
(contd.) 

876. Shoe Rationing Summary 

T " nNovember 1943. 13 p* (H) 

Outlines what the consumer should know and 
explains how the trade can cooperate. ‘’De¬ 
signed to clarify- the -’whys’ and ’hows’ of 
shoe rationing,...” 

877. Shoe Repairing (Service Trades Bulletin No. 4) 

• Retail Trade and Services Division. December 1942. 
2 p. (H) 

Explains how to price under OPA service 
regulations. 

878. Simnlifjed Guide to OPA : Price Adjustments for 
Power Laundries 

( ) [1944] 10 p. (H) 

Forty-five questions and answers prepared 
' for the meeting of the Industry Advisory 

Committee on April 12, 1944. Designed to 
acquaint laundry owners with their rights 
and duties under the price control program. 

879. Stove Rationing (Retailer’s Bulletin No. 42) 

Department of Information. August-1943.* 4 P« 

(H) 

■ Digests the main points of the new program 
extending stove rationing throughout the 
United States. 

880. Tire Dealers’ Guide to Price. Regulations (Re¬ 
tailer's Bulletin No. 8) 

Rubber Price Branch and Retail Trade and Services 
Division. n.d. 8 p. (H) 

Simplified set of instructions with summary 
of Maximum Price Regulations. . 

881. Tire Return Plan for Dealers and Jobbers 

( ) February 25, 1942. [2. p.] 

(H) (GPO) 

Detailed instructions for returning tires 
and tubes to manufacturers or other owners. 


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195 


3.b, Instructions and Information for Specific Programs 
(contd.) 

♦882. Used Tires and Tubes : {Retailer’s Bulletin No. 9) 

Retail-Trade and Services Division. November 1942. 
• ; [8 p.j (H) (GFO) 

Explains and gives chart of ceiling prices in 
MFR No. 107 v 

• 883. Used Trucks. Trailers and Other Commercial Motor 
Vehicles . (Retailer’s Bulletrin, No. 44) 

Department of Information, August 1943. 4 p. 

(I) . • 

Explains the requirement of a transfer 
certificate for used truck sales, how to 
price a used truck, etc. Illustrates some 
of the forms to be used. 

’ ; . r - . v . , ' 

884 . Victory Line Rubber Drug Sundries (Retailer’s 
Bulletin No. 24) 

Department of Information. May 1943. 2 p. 

(H) (GFO) 

Explains the new Victory and non-Victory 
lines, and records retail and wholesale 
prices. 

885. Waterproof Rubber Footwear (Retailer’s Bulletin 
No. 1) 

Retail Trade and Services Division. 

September 29, 1942. 2 p. (H) (GPO) 

Explains how to set prices under MFR No. 229. 

S86. Women’s Nylon Hosiery (Retailer’s.-Bulletin No.. 3) 
Retail Trade and Services Division. 

October 22, 1942. 2 p. (K) (GPO) 

Digest of new ceiling price regulation. 

887. Yeomen’s S i lk Hosiery (Retailer’s Bulletin No. 3) 

Retail Trade and Services Division. December 1942. 
2 p. (FV (GPO) 

Gives the new retail ceiling prices as 
. stipulated by MFR No. 274. 













196 


C.3.c. Ration Banking ' * 

888. Accountability Instru^tlons-ifor Rationing 

Documents - -•! 

T ) October 25, 1942. 31 p. 

(L) 

*• Covers the receipt, custody, and distribution 
of serially numbered rationing documents in¬ 
cluding ration books, sheets of coupons, 
certificates and similar forms. For county 
custodians, school site administrators, and 
Local War Price and Rationing Boards. 

889. Banking Plan for Rationing 

(’ 5 October 1942. 17 p. 

(I) RB-l; 1-1492 

Instructions to the trade, especially on 
sugar and gasoline ration banking, with 
reporductions of necessary forms, and map 
showing a ration banking area for a test 
period. Tables show participating banks 
and bank branches, and local War Price and 
Rationing Boards, respectively. 

890. Instructions to Banks and Bank Branches on the 

Banking Plan for-Rationing 

\ ) nTd. 9 p. (I) 

RB-3; 1-1491 

Outlines the general plan and describes bank 
activities in the handling of ration credits 
and ration transfers. Includes table showing 
local War Price and Rationing Boards having 
...... jurisdiction!in-the-introductory area. 

891. The Office of Price Administration Announces the 

Ration Banking Plan 

( J ) January 1943. 26 p. (H) 

An outline of the plan with description of 
... the mhnner‘'-and-conditions-undbr which the 

..... banks, can'participate. 


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197 


3.c. Ration Banking (contcL) 

892. f OPA Problems, in the Forgings -X>n Open Dies 
Industry ], by Joel Dean 

Record of a conference between the Office of Price 
Administration and Manufacturers of Forgings on 
Open Dies, January 26, 1941* pp. 1-28. (H) 

Outlines OPA problems, alternative solutions 
and the direction of current thinking in 
choosing among these alternatives. 

893. Ration Banking for Coffee and Sugar (Retailer- 
Wholesaler Bulletin No. 15) 

Food Rationing Division. January 12, 1943. 

4 P. (K) (GPO?) 

Explains the new way to handle ration currency. 

294. Ration Banking for the Food Trade (OPA Retailer- 
Wholesaler Bulletin No. 16) 

Food Rationing Division. February 1943. 4 P» 

(H) (GPO) 

Explains the new way to handle ration currency. 
. (This bulletin takes the place of Retailer 

Bulletin No. 16 for this issue.) 

295. The Ration Banking Pla n 

( • ) [1942] 26 p. (I) 

(GPO) 

Instructions and manual of operating procedure 
for banks. 

Revised, January 1943. 26 p. (H) 

896. Ration Currency Issuing Centers Operating Procedure 

( ) n.d. 25 p. (H) 

Deals with local board action *on gasoline 
rations, issuing center action on these, 
special routines and time-saving devices. 

897. Ration Order 50-Policy and Procedure for Utilizing 

Ration Bank Accounts and Distributors to Obtain 

Compliance 

( ) n.d. 17 p. plus [25 p.] 

of exhibits. (H) 

Memorandum to set forth the enforcement 
policies and procedures. 


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198 


C*3«c. Ration. Banking. . .(contd.) . 


898. 



. ; c .. r 4 . 

•. «. * r j .; wv;. 


' • : Hj'j "l 


[ Ration Tokens ].: : _ . .... . . 

( • ' )-. 'January 24, 1944* 6 p. 

(I) 

Chester Bowles' reply to a congressman's in¬ 
quiry concerning the contract for the making 
of ration tokens. 


Survey,of Ration Banking , by Leonard Tambor 
Rationing Analysis Branch. [1943?J 35 p* 
(H) 


Deals with estimates of costs under Bank 
Memorandum, Manual Memorandum No. 8, 

September 3, 1943, with savings to be effected 
by. changes. in ■£arms.,. procedures, etc., the 
effect of the token plan on ration- banking, 
and a survey of trade participants in ration 
banking. 


*d. Advisory Committees 


900. Furniture Industry Advisory Committee 

( ) Original edition not seen. 

Revised, April 24, 1944. 2 p. (H) 

901. Industrial Advisory Committees 

Price Department. January 12, 1944* 12 p. (H) 

Lists 330 committees with date of clearance, 
number of members, and price executive heading 
each. 


e. Reaction to OPA Programs 

902* Business Opinion of Price Control 

I • i' ;; ) [1944] 64 P. (L) 

Comprised of facsimiles of letters received 
*: . from the officials of the Industry Advisory 

Committees upon their receipt of charts sent 
them by Mr. Bowles* 


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C # 3 «e• Reaction to *OPA -Programs : (contd.) • • . « 

903. A Place to Dig In , .... • 

Retailers 1 Advisory Committee. n.d. 2 p # 

( H ) 

Memorandum concerning the price control 
bill, H. P. 5497.-^ .^ 

904. The Questions Merchants Ask During Price Checks 

This is a -'compilation of the questions 
asked of Price Panel Assistants during their 
price checks of food stores, restaurants and 
service establishments, in eight regions. 

9Q5. Report of Panel Subcommittee on Financial 
■ Reporting Forms 

r ) August 14, 1944 8 p. 

(L) 

Presents recommendations of the committee 
to study Forms A and B, with a history of 
the survey made, and reasons for recom- 
menda.t&ons...- Urges, voluntary rather than 
jmandatory reporting. 

► -> ► +V*-- ; - . • ■ • ’. 4 v , 

906. The Retailer in National Defense , by Fred Lazarus, Jr. 
LCpnsumer.Division, NDACj August 29, 1940. 

9 pi (H) 

• Speech by the vice-president of the F. & R. Lazarus 
■ ' • and Company, Columbus, Ohio, before the 

Conference of National Retail Trade Organiza¬ 
tions called by Miss Harriet Elliott, Con¬ 
sumer Adviser ' on -the -Advisory'Commission to 
the Council of National Defense, -Washington, 
r . Speaks to the. -pefint that .-unless- retailers can, 
by itheir own action, prevent price increases* 
and shortages at^the pre-retail levels, 
government regulations will become inevitably. 












C.3.e. Reaction to OPA Programs (contd.) 

907. “Retailer Interest in the Free Flow of Goods .* 1 
by Hector Lazo • 

[Consumer Division, NDAC] 1940. 5 p. (H) 

The executive vice-president of the Co- 
operative Food Distributors of America 
considers the significant factors involved 
in a self-policing industry cooperation with 
government in national defense: prices, 
transportation, legal restrictions, and 
quality. 

f. Reports 

908. The Frozen Food Locker Industry 

( ) August 1, 1944 

(L) 

A brief survey of the history and 
of this industry. 

909. Frozen Food Locker Rental Rates, and Meat 
Processing Prices 

( ) n.d. 7 p. (L) 

Comprised of tables prepared from the results 
of a survey conducted by the Farm Credit 
Administration in January 1943. Approximately 
35$ of the total number of locker plants in the 
country responded to questionnaires. 


3 P. 

operations 


I'MCM-f&oo 






201 


4. Labor Relations 


910. Do You Know, by John T. Burke 

‘ ) n.d. 1 p. (H) 

♦*: . The AF of L lias on officer to the OPA outlines 

for union members their duties and prerogatives 
in connection with Price Panels. 

911. The Hampton Roads Plan 

T ) n.d. 3 p. (L) 

Describes the program‘worked out by the 
Hampton Roads Labor Advisory Committee to 
increase the interest of labor union members in 
in OPA procedure, policies and programs. 

912. Labor-Management Committee (Memo. No. 1) 

[Division of Research] [*1943] 3 p. (H) 

This is a memorandum from Roderick H. Riley 
to acquaint the staff of the Division of 
Research with the fact of the existence of 
the LaborrManagement Committee y and tb de¬ 
scribe its framework and procedure. 

913• OPA Labor Relations 

( ) [1943] 3 p. (H) 

.Memorandum from Chester Bowles, September 6, 

1943, to all regional administrators and 
district directors, reporting on the achieve¬ 
ments of the Labor Advisory Committees, out¬ 
lining their functions and proposing certain 
measures to increase these. 

914• Preferred Mileage and Tires for Labor Representatives 

Labor Office. January 5, 1944. 5 p. (H) 

Reviews and discusses the conditions under which 
preferred mileage may be granted. 

915. Speech by Chester Bowles. General Manager of the 
Office of Price Administration, before the 
American Federation of Labor Convention. Boston. 

Saturday. October 9. 1943 
( ) L1943] 7 p. (H) 

Reviews recent history with particular attention 
to its impact on labor and the part it has played 
in the OPA program. Appeals for continued and 
increased help in combating pressures for upward 
price trends. 
















202 


C.4# Labor Relations (contd.) 

916. The United Nations 

Labor-Management War Activities Committee* 

[1943] 12 p.‘' (H) 

Explains what the United Nations is, and for 
» what it fights. Outlines the tasks of labor 

and management. 










I-2 cm?-Wei 




203 


5* Relations with Other Agencies 



917. Division'of Authority over Prices between the 

Office of Price Administration and the Armed 

Services 

( ) [1942] 2 p. (H) 

Memorandum from J, K. Galbraith to members 
of the staff, December 15, 1942. Attached 
are copies of letters (l) from Leon Henderson 
to the Under Secretaries of War and of the 
Navy; and (2) from the Under Secretaries of 
the War and of the Navy to Mr. Henderson, 
on the same subject. 

918, Liason Procedure Between Office of Price 

Administration and the Board of Economic 

Warfare 

( ) [1942] 3 p. (H) 

Memorandum summarizing the arrangements, 
from J. K. Galbraith to the staff, 

February 4, 1942. 

919. Memorandum of Understanding between Food 

Distribution Administration and Office of 

Price Administration on the use of Food 

Distribution Administration poultry, butter . 

cheese and egg graders by OPA . 

T5 U943] 1 P. (H) 

Attachment provides a list of FDA Dairy 
and Poultry Field Stations. 

920, Memorandum of Understanding on Work to be 

Performed by BIS for OPA and the Use of 

OPA Funds Therefor. Fiscal Year 1942-43 

[Administrator 1 s Office.J August 18, 1942. 

8 p. (H) 

Outline of agreement entered into by 
Leon Henderson and Francis Perkin's. -Defines 
the sphere of activity of the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics, describes the basic 
organization through which it carries on these 
activities, establishes procedures for initi¬ 
ation and control of work, and provides a 
basis for the financing of BIS by OPa for the 
work it performs. 


j'XPOfrl' "4 >^3 

















: 204 


INDEX 

t ■ ' i •- t •- •»*'• 

101 ^sT-ffiaX *•?. 

* A.B.C;Js-of Rationing-and 

Price Control, 399 • 

t Accomplishments of Price 
Control, 204 

* Accountability'Instructions 

for Rationing- Documents, 888 
I Accounting Field Manual, 691 

* Accounting Reports—Suggested 

Outline, 792 ' - 

j Activities of. Consumer Division ’ 
and Consumer Committees of- 
State and Local Defense• 

Councils, 605* 

* Activities of’ the Office.of 

Price Administration, in Peurto 
Rico, 205 • 

* Activities Of the;Price 

Stabilization- Division and the 
Office of ’Price Administration 
and Civiiian’Supply, 206 

* Address before; Automobile * 

Dealers Associations, by .•...•-.A 
Cyrus McCormick,; 400 ‘ •/ 

* Address by Chester Bowles..*,at-the 

Dallas Chamber of Commerce; 167 

* Address.by Chester”Bowles,.,;before 

theiAmerican,Management Associa¬ 
tion; 401 , •' f 

* Address, by Prentiss 1 Brown..., 

April 30, 402 ' , - ; 

* Address by Prentiss M. Brown..,,, 

before;..the Technical Associa¬ 
tion, 403 

* Address by James 'F,.Brownlee;., 

National.Canners,Association, 404 

* Address before...the National 

Foreign Trade Council,.by. 

Seymour E. Harrisy '341 

* Address of MartinD; Schwartz,.. 

before the '/Chicago Paper Associa¬ 
tion;.. .,405 ' •“ 

* Address to the Chicago Chamber 

of Commerce,..by Seymour E. Harris, 

342 

* Adjustable. Pricing, 178 
Adjustments, 191, 306, 642, 878 


- • •:. W‘>t 

Admakers Handbook-' - for Fuel Oil 
Rationing, 536: ' '■ for Point 

'Rat ioningy" 537 5' *___for Tire 

Inspection,-538, on Gar 
Sharing, 539 

Administration and Organization,- 
29 , 31, 34> 3S, 76,-77;'84, 101, 
175, ’217, 401, 644, ’645, 649-, .v * 
653, 662, 673, 702, 750, 75ly ' 

753, 757, 761, 786, 916 : - * 

* Administrative and-Other Practi¬ 

cal Problems Involved in Rent ' 
Control, 282 - 

* Administrative-Machinery for - ‘ 

Price Control and Rationing in 
Wartime Britain,’ 3& : 

* Administrative Machinery for Price 

Control and Rationing in Canada, 

76 .. 

* Administrativ'e--Sei-vices Directory, 

733 • - . ' ; . 

Advisory Commission, 651, 746, 901 

* Agenda, OPA Yough Conference, 626 

* Agricultural and Household Insec¬ 

ticides, 805 1 -- 

Agriculture y•-57, 103 > 133, 147, 
240-S4.-*-, 24% 372 ; - ' : ' 

Aii«8-> Stephen,' 312 

* Alio cat idn'arid Priorities irt War¬ 

time Britain, 39 
Alphabetic Index-t© the CommodL 
ities covered by the Price*.Sched¬ 
ules...Prior to February II, 1942, 
380 .. /• ' 

* Alphabetical List of Fuel- Oil 

Primary Suppliers, 734 ' .. * 

The American Crisis,'406 
American Experience, • (World ^ar I), 

:. 25-30 ' : : ’ : ■; - ; " * 

Airierican-Xamily (Series), 5Q0-,.501 

Amortlz'atio-ri,.-1, . 78 >- • _ 

Amortization Deduction, 1 • 

* Analysis and Comment by the Price 
‘ Administrator on Amendments to 

the Emergency Price Control Act..., 

179 


j'jocxi' fr a 04 







* Analysis of Differences in the 

1940 Census and the May 1942 
Sugar Registration, 2 

* Analysis of Recent Clippings in 

Negro Press, on OPA Program, 627 

* Analysis of the New Price 

Control Act, 180 

* Annual Report, -|of the Printing ind 

■Distribution .Branch], 670 - 

* Apparel Demand and Supply in . 

1943, 107 

* Appropriations-'-Limitations which 

Affect Government Contracts, 

250 v; • " • : 

Armaments, 7, 46 > 

* Assembled Radios and Phonographs, " 

806 

* Atlanta 1 s Method of Handling 

Progress Reports, 671 
Attack on Price Gdntrol, 407 
Auer, Carl A., 643 
-Automobiles, 108, 400 

* Automobiles: The Demand-Supply 

Situation and Rationing 
Policies, 108 

* Background Information to 

Accompany "A Wartime Program 
for.Retail Salespersons," 692 

* Background Legal Materials to 

be Found in Congressional Com¬ 
mittee Hearings on the Price 
Control Bill, 3 
Baokman, Jules, 52 
Bacon, Dorothy C., 16 
. Bane, Frank, 786 : . . . 

Bankhead Bill, 372 

* Banking Plan for Rationing, 889 

* Basic Manual for Enforcement 

Investigators of the Office of 
. Price Administration, 693 

* Basic Outline on Price Control, 462; 

_Rationing, 463; #__Rent 

Control, 464; *_.the Role of 

the Office of iPrice Administration, 

465 

* Basic Speech on Price Control, 575 
. Rattle Stations for All, 207 

Beef, 571 


Beitscher, Henry, 94* 95 
Belgium, 101 

* Between August -20th and 29th in „ 

Richmond, 628 ' , 

Beveridge,'Sir w illiam, 59, 70 
Bibliography on Price Control 
and Rationing, 735 

* Bicycle Tires, Tubes and Rim 

Strips, 808 

* Bill Proposing Emergency 

Price Control is Within .the 
Powers of Congress, 4 
Black, Martin, 657 

* Black Marketing, 425 
Black Markets, 154, 155 
Blackwell, David, 27 
Block, Kurt, 33 
Block, Esther, 111 

Board of Economic Warfare, 916 
Boards, See Local Boards 

* Boiler Conversion Parts, 809 
Bonus Schemes, 40, 90 

* "Bonus" Schemes and "Target 

Prices" Mechanisms Employed in 
British Armament Procurement 
Contracts, 40 
Borders, Karl, 293 
Bowles,-Chester, 167, 171, 173, 
-197, 228, 232, 235, 355, 401, 
420, 633, 646, 665, 679, 680, 
795,.635, 913, 915 

* Bowling Alleys, 810 
Brand Names, 260 

Brief Bibliography for Consumers 
in Wartime, 462 
Brister, E. M., 709 ' 

Britain, 36,-75, 96, 99, 104 
British Food Rationing, 41 

* British Governmental Experience 

with the Control of Wages end 
Hours in.Wartime, 42 
British Governments Control of 
Retail Distribution in .Wartime, 
43 t 

.* British Government *.s .Wartime 
Exercise of the Power to Buy 
and Sell Commodities, 44 








* British Government’s Wartime 

Policy of-Labor Mobilization and 
Wage Control, 45 
British Program for Armament 
Plant Expansion, 1935-^39, 46 

* "British Retailers’ Experience- 

During the First Six Months 
of the War," 47 

* British Wartime Price Admin¬ 

istration ,and Price Movements, 48 
British Wartime Price-Restraining 
Subsidies, 49 

Brookings Institution, I84 

Brooks* R. R,, 663 

Brown, Prentiss M., 256, 260, 402, 

403, 409, 421, 573, 613, 648 

*-Brown, Prentiss M., Administrator, 

573 

Brownleejj rJalnes: F., 24, 198, 201, 

404, 652 
Budget, 784 

Bulletin, Consumer:Division (Series), 
92, 290 , 303, ,483 , 495 , 539 , 580, 
582, 586, 592, 604, 631, 635 

Bulletin, Price Division (Series), 
291, 292 

Burke, John T,, 910 

* Busir;ess Opinion of Price Control, 

.902 . 

* Buy Fresh Fruits and Vegetables 

for Wartime Meals, 510 

* Buying and Selling Provisions and 

the Price Bill, 181 

* Campaign Against Black Markets 

in Meats, 540• 

Campaign for Summer Buying and 
Storage of Coal, 579 

* Campaign Outline for Home Front 

Pledge Campaign, 607 

* Can Consumer SPENDING be Used to 

Fight Inflation? 144 
Canada, 76-93, 98, 104 

* Canadian Price Ceiling, 77 

* Canadian War Contracts with 

Special Reference to Finance 
and Amortization, 78 
Canadian w ar Finance, 79 


* Canadian Wartime Price Control 

and Price Movements, September 
1939 to-May 1941, 80 
Canned Foods, 109 
Canners, 162, 404. 

* Capital Issues Committee 

of 1918, 25 

* Case Book on Interpretation 

of Statistical Data, 694 

* Case for Grade Labeling, 252' 
Cassels, John., .143 

Catalog of Office Supplies and 
Forms, 736 

Cavers, David F # , 782 

* Ceiling Price .Display,- 793 
Ceiling Prices, 87, 185, 202, 

236, 255, 306, 308, .319, 320, 
345, 389, 511, 870 

* Ceiling Prices, 794 
Ceiling Prices and Increases 

in Unit Overhead Costs Result¬ 
ing from Reduced Cperations, 

- 306 

* Certain Fresh Fish and Seafood, 

811 

* Certain Used Consumer Durable 

Goods, 812 

Chandler, Lester V., 313 

* Changes in the Constitution and 

Functions of the ‘’production" 
Area Boards in the United 
Kingdom, 50 

Changes in the Cost of Living, 
129 

* Changes in the 1943-44 Fuel Oil- 

Rationing Plan, 264 

* Character of Government Control 

of Prices During the World War, 
26 

* Charting the Three R’s of 1943, 

436 

* Check Your Weights and Measures, 

580 : 

* Chronological Outline of Events 

and;-Situations in QPA History 
to July 1, 1943, £08 


l~206S 3-frZOb 




207 


* Chronology of Price Control in 

Germany, 31 : 

* Civilian Spending, and Saving 

1941 and 1942,'145 
Clark, J. M., 254 , 

Clark, Robert G., 11 . - ■, 

Coal, 265 : , ’/ y ' ; . 

Clothing, see AppareL 

* Coal, Coke. an£...Other Solid. 

Fuels, 813 : 

* Cost Rationing Plan, 265 

Coe, Allen, 174 . 

* Coffee Rationing Begins.November 

29, 814 . , . 

Cohen, Jerome B., 94, 95 
College Women and‘Defense,. 437 
Colombia, 189 

* [Comments and Suggestions by 

the Chief Legal Advisers con¬ 
cerning the Memorandum on 
Preparation of Statements of 
Consideration ], : 643 

* Comments and Suggestions Grow-. 

ing ‘Out of the August 1-2 
Conference of National Civic • 
Organizations, 629 

* Communication Guide, 737 
Communications between the 

National Office and;the Field* 
759 , ; 

Community Organization and 
Activity, 395 , 579, 64I:. 

* Community Service Panel 

Guide, 612 

* Comparative Behavior of Con¬ 

trolled and Uncontrolled Whole¬ 
sale Prices, 209 ’ 

* Comparative Profits of 

200 War Contractors and 1559 
Other Large Industrial Cor¬ 
porations, 1939-1941, 156 

* Comparison of Consumer Rationing 

in Canada and the United States, 
81 

* Compliance see. Enforcement 

* Compliance Program, 795 
Concentration of Industry, 51, 66 


* Concentration of Production 

in the .United Kingdom, 51 
*: Conditions' for Granting Subsidies 
as a Consequence, of the General 
Maximum Price Regulation, 330 '• 

* Conference-'of -Regional and 

National Educational Services 
Staff, 689 

Conservation Steps to- Ease the 
Fuel -Oil Shortage, 5 
** Constituional Validity of the 
Proposed Emergency Price 
Control Act of 1941, 6 
Construction; 177 • 

* Construction of Buildings and •- 

Structures815 : . ; '' - - ' 

* Consumer-Activities in Newport 

News, Virginia, 630 
Consumer and the War: A Study 
. Outline., 446 . . 

Consumer Centers, 601-604 
Consumer Committees, 221, 452, 
582, 594, 605, 606, 633 ■ 
.Consumer Committees of State or 
Local Defense Councils, 606 . 
Consumer Education in Wartime 
43 B 

Consumer Faces Inflation, 146 
.Consumer.Gocds, 20, 258, 327; 

491, 592 

* Consumer Goods Handbook', 491 ' 

* Consumer in the Wartime 

Program, 467 

* Consumer Interests- Committee 

of the New Jersey State’ Council 
of Defense, 631 

* Consumer Knowledge Builds De¬ 

fense, 4B3 

Consumer Materials, 92, 466, 

482, 491-535, 595, 635, 637 

* Consumer Participation in Price 

Control and Rationing, 613 
Consumer Participation to make 
the General Ceiling Work, 394 

* Consumer Price Lists, 760 

* Consumer, the Market, and 

National Defense, 492 





208 


* Consumers are the Shock Troops 

of Home Defense, 581 

* Consumers in a War Economy, 632 
Consumer 1 s Pledge Against 

Waste: A Dramatization for 
High Schools, 474 

* Consumer’s Victory Pledge, 475 

* Consumption and New Supply for 

All Goods as Estimated for 
Third and Fourth Quarters 1942, 
110 

! Contracts, and Contractors, 30, 
40, 78, 156, 166, 250, 251 

* Control of Consumer Credit as a 

Factor in Armaments Production, 
7 

Control of Prices and Inflation, 
147 

, Control of Rents, 283 

* Control of Sugar Distribution, 

266 

Controlling Prices of Consumer 
Goods in Wartime, 493 
Corporate Profits in the First 
Six Months of 1942, 157 

* Cost and Frice Equalization, 

Especially with Equalization 
Funds, 18.2 

Cost of Living, see Living Costs 

* Cost of Living Commodities in 

the General Maximum Price Regu¬ 
lation, 307 

* Cost of Rising Farm Prices, 240 
$ Costs, 150 , 242 , 249 , 251, 30.6, 

352, 802 

* Counties Served by Operating 

District Offices by Region and 
State, 738 
‘ Coutts, W. W # . 825 
Credit, 7, 172, 

Criteria for Review of Public 
Reporting Forms and Surveys, 

695 

Crude Petroleum, 371 

* Crude Petroleum Price Control, 

396 

Cumulative List of Financial 
Tabulations Classified According 
to 0PA Jurisdiction, 381 


* Current Program on import Price 

Control, 343 

* Customary Discounts, Allowances 

and Price Differentials and 
and Purchasers of the Same 
Classj 308 
Dallas, 154, 167 

* Data Book for Dealers in Used 

Commercial Motor Vehicles, 

816 

Dean, Joel, 267, 662, 765, 892 

* Dear Cris, 408 

* Defense of America’s Future, 494 
Defense Program, 143, 200, 305, 

362, 437, 490, 492, 582, 590, 
593, 594, 605, 606, 631, 651, 
667, 739, 906 

* Delegation in the Frice Depart¬ 

ment, 644 

Demand and Supply, see Supply and 
Demand 

Derenberg, Walter, J,, 202 
Derieux, James E,, 787 

* Designation of Liaison Officer 

for Maintaining Contact with 
Regional and Field Representa¬ 
tives of Commodity Section, 761 
Details of Food Rationing in . 
Great Britain, 52 

* Development and Use of 

Quality Standards and ’W&r 
Model” Standards in 0PA Regula¬ 
tions, 253 

Development of Next Year’s Fuel 
Oil Rationing Plan, 267 

* Development of 0PA' before the 

Emergency Price Control Act, 8 

* Development of Price Control and 

Price Problem, 183 

* Developments Leading to the 

General Ceiling, 309 
Differential Prices, 53, 308,' 

310, 329 

* Differential Prices, 310 

* Differential Rationing and 

Priority Distribution in the 
United Kingdom, 53 

* Digest of Interpretation of the 

General Maximum Price Regulation, 
382 




209 


* Digest of the Special Program 

of the Office of Price Administra¬ 
tion at the Rotary International 
Convention, St. Louis, Missouri 
690 

* Directory of Commodities under 

Jurisdiction of Paper and 
Paper Products Branch, 383 

* Directory of Defense-Rental 

Areas and Administrative 
Offices, 739 

* Directory of Governmental Consumer 

Services and Agencies, 495 

* Directory of ^ T ar Price and 

Rationing Boards, 740 

* Discussion on Management of 

Records in the Field, 645 

* Disposition of Protests and 

Petitions for Amendment, 762 
Distribution, 43 
Distribution of Forms and Other 
Reproduced Materials by Regional 
Distribution Centers, 763 

* Distribution of Localities 

Having a Rise in Total Rent 
Bill...,284 

* Division of Authority over Prices 

between the Office of Price 
Administration and the. Armed 
Services, 917 

* Do YOU know, 910 
Doblin, Ernest, 35 

* Does Meat Rationing Make Meat 

Price Control Unnecessary? 268 

* Does Your Home Have a Home Front 

Pledge Sticker, 518 

* Dollar Savings through Price 

Control, 210 

* Dollars-and-Cents Ceiling Prices 

for Pork Cuts, 817 
Donald, Barbara, 81 

* Door-to-Door Survey for Rent 

Compliance, 285 
Drawback, 357 
Dunbar, Saidie Orr, 635 
Duty, 350 

Earley, James S., 48, 74, 104, 

150, 233, 360, 493 


Eau Claire, I48 

* Economic Analysis of the 

Petroleum Industry, 9 
Economic Aspects, 1-393 
Economic Criteria of Fair and 
Reasonable Profits, 158 
Economic Data, 12 

* Economic Impact of War Ex¬ 

penditures, 98 
Economic Stabilization, 541 

* Economic Study of Eau Claire, 

Wisconsin, 148 

* Economics of Standardization 

and Simplification of Civilian 
Commodities, Relative to the 
F ork of 0PA, 254 

* Economics of the Home Front, 496 

* Effect of a Mandatory 48-Hour 

Work Week on Price Ceilings 
in Civilian Industries, 247 

* Effects of the General Maximum 

Regulation on Retail Pricing...^ 
311 

Effectiveness of Price 
Control, 211 

* Effectiveness of Price Control 

in 1941, 212 

Effectiveness of Selective 
Price Control, 213 

* Effects of Concentration of 

Production on Prices in Great 
Britian and Germany, 99 
Effects of the Bankhead 
Bill, 372 

Effect of the Pace Bill, 241 

* Effects of World War II on 

the Civilian Economy, 10 
Ehrlich, William, 311 
Eighth Quarterly Report, 672 
Elliott, Harriet [Miss], 303, 

437, 499, 502, 579, 589, 590 

* Emergency Plan for Gasoline 

Rationing, 269 

Emergency Price Control Act of 
1942, 214 

Emergency Price-Control 
Legislation, 215 





210 


* Emergency Services in Wartime 

Britain, 54 

Emerson, Thomas I., 683 
Employee Handbook, 727, 728 
Employment Policy, 70 
Enforcement, 55, 61, 222, 620, 
646, 655, 683, 693, 696, 706, 
780 

* Enforcement, 646 

* Enforcement of Wartime Food 

Regalations in the United 
Kingdom, 55 

* Enforcement Program and Manual 

for MPR 287, 696 
: Eno, Loyd, 753 
Equalization, see Subsidies 
Escalator Clauses in War Con¬ 
tracts, 251 

Essential Role of Subsidies 
in the Stabilization Program, 
331 . 

* Essentials ,of the Market Basket 

Top Prices Program, 542- 

* Establishing Maximum Prices for 

Sales by Manufacturers to 
Jobbers Under MPR 188 and..., 
312 

* Estimate of the, Cost of the War 

Shipping Administration.pf 
Certain Subsidy Programs..., 
i 1943-1944, 332 

* Estimates and Forecasts of 

Corporation Profits, 159 
Estimates of Durable Goods Pro¬ 
duction, January 1941rJune 1942, 
and January 1941-September 1942, 
111 

* Estimates of National Income 

Produced by Months, January 
1929-iJune 1941, 112 - 
*■ Estimates of Quarterly'Corporate 
. Profits 1939-First Quarter of 
1942, 27 

* Estimates of Surpluses and 

Shortages of Nutritive Values 
for 1943., 113, 

* Estimates of the Distribution 
of Consumer Income in. .the 
United States, 114 


Eurich, Alvin C., 398 
Evans, Mrs. May Thompson, 412 

* Evolution of Price Control, 11 
Examination of the Brookings 

Institution Price Control 
Pamphlet, I84 

Examples of Savings to Govern¬ 
ment and to Consumers Result¬ 
ing from Price Control on 
Specific Products, 216 

* Excerpt from Monthly Report of 

Dallas Regional Office for May 
1944 with reference to 
Poultry..., 154 

* Exhibitions in Summer Workshops— 

Suggestions for Development, 

439 

Exhibits Submitted on Behalf of 
the Director of Economic Stabil¬ 
ization and the Price; Adminis¬ 
trator at Reopened Hearing: 
February 2, 1943, 358 
October 23, 1944, 359, 360 

* Existing Informal Price Actions 

of the Rubber Section as of 
March 5, 1942, 261 
Expansion, see Plant Expansion 

* Explanatory Comments on Revised 

.Maximum Price Regulations 131-- 
Camelback and Tire and Tube 
Repair Materials, 313 

* Export Price Indices, 344 
Export and. Imports, 139, 339, 

341-357 

* Extent to which the Grant of 

Subsidies has been Responsible 
for Holding Down the Price of 
Rationed Foodstuffs in Wartime 
Britain, 56 

Facing the Price Problem, 185 
Facts About Ceiling Prices for 
, Eating and Drinking Establish¬ 
ments, 314; _on Used 

Passenger Cars, 315; _ 

about Kerosene, 370; the 

,Black Market in,Gasoline and the 
Responsibilities of Government, 
Industry and the Public..., 155; 

_the 0PA Administrator’s 

Claim, 217 







211 


* Facts and.Figures on Rationing, 

.426 ... 

. Facts You Should Know: Butter, 

520; __ Fuel Oil, 521;_ 

Gasoline, 522J ___ Meat, 523; 

*_ Prioe Control, 427 

factual Docl^ei (Series), 108, 

124, 125 

Factual Outline of the Food 
Subsidty Programs as of January 
1 , 1944, 333 

*• Fair Rent Committee, 286 

* Fall and Winter Seasonal Apparel, 

818 

Farm, see Agriculture 
. * Farm Machinery, 378 

Farm Prices, Farm Costs and 
Farm Production, 242 
Farm Production'and Food Prices 
in the United Kingdom, 57 

* Farmers and Ranchers,"270 

Farmers,in the War, 243 
Fats and.Oils, 115 ’ 

Federal Price -Control, 218 

* Federal Rent Control, 287 

* Federal ,Rent ..Control Information 
. •. Program, 2.88 

Field Administration of 
~~• Rationing, 673 

* Field.- Manual :for .Maximum Price 

Regulat ion . 133 ~:: Farm Equip¬ 
ment ,, the Machine: Tools: of • 

, Fopd Frpductioh, 133' 

* Field Personnel Manual-*: ,729 

* Fifth Quarterly Report; 674 

. * Fighting. •Inflation.. # , 44 , 149 
Files artd Filing, 654, 682 
Filling Station Operators, 18 
Final Basic Statement on Price 
.? Ceilings, 219 

• 1 * Pinal Report—Initial Issuance 
by Mail of War Ration Bool III, 

675 - 

* Final Statement, by Prentiss 

M. Brown, 409 X . 0 . 

Finance,. 1 , 14 ,- 56 , 7^','’79, 381 
, ’ * Financial Arrartgem&nts' Included 
' , A n . Schemes for- Concentration 
■’•of- Industry, - ? 8 : ^ 


* First Quarterly Report, 676 

* Fixed Mark-ups for Retail Food 

Stores; .820 

*-Fixed Mark-ups for Retail Food 
Stores, 819 

Food, 34, -52, 55, 57, 60, 75, 

82, 86, 113, 123, 130, 136, 

161, 162, 271, 563, 592, 908, 
909, 919 

* Food and Fiber Prices, 130 

* Food Fights for Freedom, 545 

* ’’Food Fights for 'Freedom, ” 428 

* Food Rationing in Puerto Rico, 

271 

* Food Subsidies in Canada, 82 

* Forecast of Industrial Production 

in 1942, 116 

* Forecasting Postwar Demand, 168 • 
Foreign (General), 100, 102, 106 
Foreign Information (Series), 

31, 36, 43, 49, 52, 537 57, 59, 

64, 68, 76; 77, 81, 82, 83, 84, 

85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 93, 94, 95, 

103 • ' : 

Forgings, 892 ■ 

- *< LForm Letter to Food and Allied 
Industries], 821 

* Forms and Iristructions for Filing 

Annual and 'Quarterly Financial 
1 • • ♦Information, 764 

Forms Standardi zatio ri Manua 1: 

Public Use Forms, 697' 

Formula Pricing Under Maximum 
Price Regulations, 317 
445'Defense-Rental Areas as of 
January 1, 1943,'305 

* Fourth Quarterly Report, 677 
'France, 105 

* Freeze Letters, 765 
French, Patterson, K.", 661 
Fresh Fish'and Seafood,’ 822-824 

* Frozen Food Locker Industry, 908 

* Frozen Food Locker Rental Rates, 

and Meat Processing Prices, 

909 

Fuel Oil, 23, 264; ^67, 277, 

544, 790 
Fuel, 59, 117 

* Fuel Crisis in Wartime Britain, S* 5 

59 


/- 2 QOd i - P- u if 








212 


* Fuel Oil Conservation Dirve, 544 
Fuel Oil Rationing, 545, 647 

* Fuel Shortage in the Pacific 

Northwest, 117 

* Functions of War Price and 

Rationing Boards in the New 
Retail Price Control Program, 
648 

Furniture Industry Advisory Com¬ 
mittee, 900 

Future of the Price Level and 
the War Price Policy, 131 

* Future OPA Policy Regarding 

4 Administration of the General 
Maximum Price Regulation, 649 
..Galbraith, J. K. 178, 191, 416, 
642, 654, 750, 762, 917, 918, 
Gasoline, 18, 83, 84 
Gasoline Conservation, 546 

* Gasoline Rationing in Canada, 83 

84 

Geisler, Murray,- 27,, 112 
General Maximum Price Regu¬ 
lation, 318 

* General Maximum Price Regulation: 

What Every Retailer Should Know, 
‘ 796 

General Price Control, 547 

* General Suggestions on Prepara¬ 
tion of Letters, 766 

'* Geographical Impact of Surplus 
Disposal and Reconversion, 

169 

* George Washington on Price Con¬ 

trol, 28 

Germany 31, 32, 34-36, 99, 104 
Gilbert, Richard V., 121, 175 
418 

Ginsburg, David, 1, 178, 188, 

406, 762 

GMPR, 129, 309, 317, 330, 524, 

649 

Goldsmith, Raymond W., 100, 106, 
•390 

Gordon, Kermit, 657 
Gordon, Leland J*, 495 
Gordon, Margaret S., 344,- 364 
Gottzman, Callman, 312 


* Government and Industrial 

Mobilization, 410 

* Government Girl Budget Book, 

730 

• * Government Mileage. Conservation 
in Wartime: A Manual, 698 

* Government Purchase and Sale in 

Canada During the War, 85 
Government Purchase and Sale of 
Food and Agriculture .Products 
in Canada During, the War, 86 
Grade Labelling, 252 • 

'Graham, Frank, 636 

* Graphic Portrayal of the 
Effects of Price Control on the 
Cost of Living ,132 

* Grocer Consumer Anti-Inflation 

Campaign, 622-624 

* Guidance of War Price and 

Rationing Boards by District 
Office Personnel, 650 

* Guide for Training Field Price 

Representatives in the Price 
Panel Program,. 699 

* Guide for Training Supervisory 

Personnel, 700 

* Guide'to Ration Banking, 767 

* Hall, L. Margaret, 44, 45, 50, 56, 

61, 67, 75 
Hamm, John, 658 

* Hampton Roads Plan, 911 
Handbook for Consumer Represent¬ 
atives of State and Local De¬ 
fense Councils or Local Con¬ 
sumer Interest Committees, 582 

-* Handbook for Price Panel 
Assistants, 614 

* Handbook for War Price and Ration¬ 

ing Boards, 701 

” Handbook of Basic Economic.Data, 

12 

* HandbOCk of the Advisory Com¬ 

mission to - the Council of 
National Defense, 651 
- Harris, Seymour E., 96, 97, 332, 

- 341-343, 346, 347, 349, 352, 353, 

354, 356, 365, 366, 657, 715 
"Hart, Henry M # , 642, .781 




213 




Havener, John F., 5, 23, 117, 124 

* Heat Treating Industry, 825 • 

* Height of a Ceiling Must be 

Measured from the Floor] 255 
Henderson, Leon, 230, 245, 419, 
422, 574, 649, 920 

* Hides and Leather Products, 367 
High School Consumer Week, 477 

* Highlights of the Consumer Pro¬ 

gram, 497 

Hill, H. L. Hi, 60 

Hirsch, Julius, 131, 182,. 330 

* History and Status of Inventory 

of Wool Floor Coverings, 13 
History of OPA, 8, 208, 226, 229, 
309, 385 

* Hold that Ceiling, 319 

* Home Front Pledge Campaign 

Book, 608 

* Home Front Fledge Campaign 

Information, 609 

* Home Front Pledge Notes, 610 

* Home Makers 1 Course in Wartime 

Food Buying, 440 
Hosiery, 164 

Hours of Labor, see Wages and 
Hours 

Housewives 1 price Campaign, 583 
Housing, 69 

* How Do Subsidies Save Money? 

334 

* How Ration Points are Set, 576 
Hov/ Schools and Colleges Can 

Aid the Food Price Control 
w Program, 476 

How Secondary Schools Can Con¬ 
tribute to the Home Front 
Economy in Wartime, 441 . 

* How the General Price Order 

Affects Wholesalers and Manu¬ 
facturers, 797 

* How the General Maximum Price 

Regulation and Rent Declarations 
Work, 521 

How the New Tire and Tube Regu¬ 
lation Affect the Dealer, 826 

* How the Retailer.can use Infor¬ 

mation on the Concept of Ration¬ 
ing and Anti-Hoarding..., 798 


* How to Apply New OPA Mark-up 

Formula, .827 ' 

* How to do a Better Job of 

Management, 702 

* How to Figure Ceiling Prices 

on.Used Petroleum Marketing 
Machinery, 828 

* How to Handle my Furnace, 525 
How to Heat Your Home with Less 

Fuel..., 526 

* How to Keep Warm and Save 

Fuel..., 527 

* Ho?it to Make Your Gas or 

Electric Range Last Longer, 

505 

How to Make Your Ironing 
Equipment Last Longer, 506 
How to Make Your Washing 
Machine Last Longer, 507 

* How to Organize and Operate 

Local Union Cost-of-Living 
Committee, 584 

* How to Set Ceiling Prices for 

Men’s and Boy’s Tailored 
Garments Governed by Maximum 
Prices Regulation No. 177, 829 

* How to Set Ceiling Price for 

Staple Work Clothing, 830 

* How to Set Your Ceiling Prices 

for New Lines of Women’s, 

Girls’ and Children’s Outer¬ 
wear, 831 

* How to Shop with Ration Tokens, 

429 

How to Stop Inflation, 411 

* How University Extension Depart¬ 

ments Can Assist with the Pro¬ 
gram of the Office of Price 
Administration, 442 

* How You Can Help Grocers Build 

Customer Good-Will, 625 
How You Can Help Keep Wartime 
Prices Down, 511 

4 * How You 'Can Know Ceiling Prices, 

430 

* How You Can Tell Top Legal 

Prices, 512 
Humphrey, Don, 216 

* Imported SrdLss Watches, 832 




214 


Imports, 339, 343, 350, 351, 366 
See also Exports & Imports 

* Inclusion of Export Prices 

in OPA Ceiling,Regulations, 345 
. ; Income, 10;' 32, '112., 114 , 145, 

289 

Income and Consumption in 
Germany, 1929, 1932, and 1938, 
32 

Income and Expense Under Rent 
Control, 289 

* Increase in Government Cafete¬ 

ria Prices, 133 

* Index to Price Policy Statements 

and Price'Operating ■. 
Instructions, 384 

* Index to the Legislative History 

of the Stabilization Extension 
, Act.of 1944, 385. 

Indexes of Lumber-Prices, 134 
Indexes of Wholesale.and Retail 
Prices, 135 ... 

* Induction and Orientation in the 

National Office, 703 

* Industrial Advisory Committees, 

901 

* Industrial Capacity in the United 

States, 118 

*.Industrial Production in the 
First Quarter of 1942..., 119 
Industry Advisory, 769, 878 
Inflation, 144-153, 185, 233, 

244, 309,’ 4^1', 418,'575 
Inflation and Agriculture, 244 

* Inflation St'udy Outline, 468 

* Inflatibnary Effects of Small 

Increases in Prices and Cost 
Elements in Wartime, 150 

* Inflationary Gap.,,, 151 

* Informal and Formal Price 

Action, 262 

* Informal Observations t on.Tech¬ 

nical Difficulties in Food 
Price Control in Britain, 60 

* Information Background and 

Admakers Handbook for Stove 
Rationing, 548 


* Information Campaign for Coffee 

Rationing, 549; _for the 

Car Sharing Program, 550; 

_the Idle Tire Purchase 

Plan, 551; _the National 

.Mileage Rationing Program, 

552;._the Stove Rationing 

Program, 553; _the Vol¬ 

untary Tire Conservation 
Program, 554 

* Information Manual and Fact 

Book: Fuel Oil Rationing, 704 

* information Manuals Shoe . 

Rationing, 705 

* Information on Public Day-Care 

Facilities for Children of 
Working Mothers, 731 

* Information on Violations, Com¬ 

plaints and Enforcement in 
Great Britain, 61 
Information Program Book for 
the Home Front‘Pledges, 555 

* Information Program for Fuel 

Oil Rationing, 1943-44 Season, 

556 

Information Program for Point 
Rationing of-Ganned and Pro¬ 
cessed Foods, 557 
Information Program for Shoe 
Rationing,* 558 

* Information Program for the 

Rationing of Meats and Fats, 

559 1 

* Information Required Concerning 

Freight Rate Surcharges, Cargo 
War Risk Insurance Rates on 
Government-Purchased Commodities, 
and Increased Freight Charges, 
361 

Informational Material, 577 
Informational Memorandum (Series), 
5, 23, 109, 115, 122; 125, 128, 
280 ’ , 

* Informative Labeling s^e 

Standards 

* In-Plant Feeding, 663 
Instalment Selling„ see Credit 








* Instructions and Suggestions 

for Submitting Information 
on Prices, Extras, and Terms 
and Conditions, 799 

* Instructions for Establishment 

and Operation of Organized 
Transportation Plans, 528 
Instructions for Rationing of 
New Rubber Tires and Tubes, 

768 

* Instructions for the Organiza¬ 

tion and Operation of Fair 
Rent Committees, 585 

* Instructions for the Shopper 

on the Use of OPA Ceiling 
Price Lists for Food, 513 
Instructions for Tire Rationing. 
833 

* Instructions to Banks and Bank 

Branches on the Banking Plan 
for Rationing, 890 
Interpreting OPA Through English 
Classrooms, 443 
Interpretations, 382, 747 *- 

* Investigation Section Tentative 

Manual, 706 

* Iron and Steel, 120, 237, 374 

* Iron and Steel Scrap Situation, 

120 

Issuance of Supplementary Order 
Governing Sales of Surplus 
Commodities by Government 
Agencies, 652 
Italy, 37 

* Japanese Wartime Price Control 

and Price Movements, 1937 to 
1940, 33 

Joint Products, 190 

* Joint Program—Conservation of 

Rubber-Borne Transport, 653 

* Jurisdiction, for Service. In¬ 

dustries, 834. 

*• Keep- America’s'Automobiles 
Rolling* 560 

* Keezer, Dexter M., 62, 73, I46, 

258, 417 

* Know the Top Legal Prices, 56I 


* Know Your War Price and Ration¬ 

ing Boards, 431 

* Labor, 45, 249, 600, 663, 

910-916 

* Labor-Management Committee, 912 
lag, 140, 186 

Latest Annual Reports of Com¬ 
panies Included in the Machine 
Tabulations of the Financial 
Reporting Program.,,, 14 
,* Latin America, 94-97, 139, 347 

* Lazarus, Fred, Jr., 906 

* Lazo, Hector, 907 

* Leather, 367 

* Leavitt, William L., 694 

* Legal Aspects, 3,4 
Legislation, 303, 304, 179, 

180, 181, 187 

* Letter Accompanying•Annual and 
Interim Financial Report Forms 
A and B , 835 

* Letter to Congressman Cannon Jl 

245 

* Letter to the Washington 
Post , 256 

* Lewis, Ben, 492 

* Liason Procedure Between Office 

of Price Administration and 
the Board of Economic 1/ferfare, 
918 ". 

Lindeman, John, 249 
List of Active. Price Forms as 
of March 15, 1944, 386 

* List of Consumer Centers, 603 
List of Price Regulations 

Grouped According to Commodity, 
Branches, 387 

* List of Prated Material 

Approved December 1, 1942, 
for Distribution to the 
Public..., 741 
List of Regional, State and 
District Offices, OPA, 742 

* List of Sales to Public Timber,., 

September 1, 1942 to 
October 15, 1943..., 388 


216 


* Listing of OPA National. Office 

and Field Procedural.Materials 
Issued through August'6, 1942, 
743 

* Living Costs, 71, 90, 129, 132, 

143, 207, 297, 307, 402, 499, 
584 

Living in Latin America, 94, 95 

* Local Boards, 617, 648, 659, 

664, 713, 740 

* Local Board Fuel Oil Calculation 

Tables, 790 

Local Market. News Broadcasts, 

586 

* Low-end,Production, 15, 72, 73, 

234 See also, Utility Program 

* Luggage, 836 

* Lumber, 134, 388 

, * Machinery, 378, 415 

* MacChesney, Brunson, 783 

* MacLeod, WillisrS., 257, 259 

* Madigigan, John J., 279 
Main Points in a Wartime Con¬ 
sumer Program, 498 

Maintenance of Fair Rents..., 290 

* Maintenance of Low-End Produc¬ 

tion, 15 

* Make this a "Victory” Christmas, 

562 

* Management, see Administration 

* Management of Personnel in OPA, 

749 

. Manual and Guide, 707 

Manual for Enforcement of Meat 
Regulations, 708 

* Manual for Enforcement of Price 

Regulations Covering Fresh 
Fruit and Vegetables, 837 

* Manual for Guidance of Person¬ 

nel,.., 709 

* Manual for Trade Meetings, 769 

* Manual of Digests of Inter¬ 

pretations of Specific Price 
Schedules and Regulations, 320 

* Manual of Instructions: "Share 

My Car, Neighbor" Campaign, 587 

* Manual of Internal Procedure, 710 
Manual of Internal Procedures, 

711 


* Manual of Interpretations of 

Specific Price Schedules and 
Regulations, 320 

* Manual of Price Control, 712 

* Manual of Price Panel Operation, 

615 . , 

* Manual of Standard Retail Cuts 

of Meats, 838 

* Mark-up Formula for Certain 

Foods, 839 

* Market for Scrap Metals in 

Syracuse, New York in 
November, 16 

* Market News, .586 

* Markets, 170 

* Materia] to be Submitted in 

Support of Major Price Actions, 

654 

* Materials for Business and Pro¬ 

fessional Clubs, 432 

* Materials for Information 

Service Corps Members, 444 

* Maury, Jesse L, 376 1 
Maximum Price Regulations and 

Price Schedules, 389 

* Maximum Prices of Onion Sets,.., 

368 

* Maxon Statement, 421 

* McCormick, Cyrus, 400 

* McNutt, Paul V., 589 
Measuring the "Lag," the 

"Squeeze," the "Roll-back," 

186 .. • 

* Meat, 121, 122, 163, 870 

* Meat and Butter Subsidy 

Programs, 335 

Meats and Fats Rationing Program, 
840, 841 

* Meat Rationing Handbook for 

Retailers, 842 

Meat Retailer f s Rationing Hand¬ 
book, 843 

* Meat Supply and Demand, 121 

* Meats, 122 . 

* Medford Plan of. Promoting Price 

Compliance, 655 

* Memoranda on Domestic Economic 

Experience, 390 




217 


* Memoranda on Foreign Economic 

Experience, 100 
Memorandum: 

from Chester Bowles , 633; 
from Miss Harriet Elliott , 
499;- from J, K. Galbraith , . 

750 

* Memorandum of Understanding be¬ 

tween Food Distribution Admin¬ 
istration and- Office of Price 
Administration,, 919 
. * Memorandum of Understanding on 
- • Work to be Performed by BLS 
f or OPA..., 920 ;? 

* Memorandum on Certain^ Questions 
. of Construction of the 

. Emergency Price Control Act of.- 
, 1942 and the Stabilization Act 

of October 2, 1942, 187 

* Memorandum Relating to Certain 

Aspects of the Processing and 
Disposition of Protest, 770 
*.Men's- Rubber Boots and Rubber 
Work Shoes are Rationed] 529 
Men's ’Rubber Boots and Rubber 
Work Shoes Rationing Guide 
No. 1, 844 

Merchants and Clerks, 845 

* Message.from your Government to , 

You the,,Housewife, - 6l6 
Message to Retailers, 846 
.Metals r.and Metal Products, 373 

* Migration, -176 

* Mileage, “278, 698, 914 
Mileage Conservation Program 

. as it Relates to Motor Vehicles 
in the Public Service, 656 

* Mileage .Rationing Program: 

Gasoline..., 847 

* Milner Hotels, 660 

* Mobilization, 410 

* Mobilization Guide , 588 

* Mosak, Jacob L., 168, 170, 359 

* Nathan, Otto, 32 

* Nathanson, Nathaniel L., .202 
National Defense Consumer Infor¬ 
mation Centers, 604 

National Office Mail Routing 
Directory, 744 


Necessity for Continued 
Rationing aftei^ V-E Day, 17 

* Need for Community Efforts to 

Insure Full Use of Food 
Supplies, t 589 

*. Negro Community Works in Behalf 
of its Families, 500 

* Negro Rural Family Learns to 

Use Consumer Services of its 
Government, 501 ' * 

* Negro Sharecropper Family 

Learns to Use the Consumer 
Services... , 501 

* Neisser, Hans P., 274 

* Neiswanger, 17. A., 415, 694 

* Nelson, J. R.,' 357 

* Netf "B-l" and »C*1» Ration 

Book, 848 

* New Community -Price Program, 

849 

■' * New Government Policies Affect¬ 
ing* Automobile Transportation, 
578' 

* New Rationing System for Pro- ’ 

cessed Foods, 850 
. * New Regulations On Retail 

Food Prices, 136 

* Newport News, 630 - . 

* 1943"Civilian Supply and Re¬ 

quirements for Food and 
Clothing,-123 

* 1936-39 as Base Period for 

Fair Frofit Determination, 

160 ' : - 

Ninth Quarterly Report, 678 

* Nortman, P. Bernard, 237 

* Nugent, Rolf, 7, 172 
Observations on Rationing 

and Price Control in Great 
Britian, 62 

Occupational Activities and 
the^Mileage Rationing Pro¬ 
gram 

* Office of Price Administration. 

Announces the Ration Banking 
Plan, 891 

* O'Meara, Walter, 759 

One Year of Retail Pr:ice Con¬ 
trol, 220 




218 


* OPA Consumer Advisory Com¬ 

mittee, 221' • • ; , 

. * OPA Consujner Compliance Study, 

..222 i .-V bn.- : ,:-v. 

* [CPA Documents In Federal 

Register through May 14 , 

1942], 391 
OPA Handbook,. 7.13 

* OPA Information:: A Guidebook 

for Communitj-,.Service Members 
of‘.War Price ; and Rationing 
; .; :Boards,.. ,617. ?j , • 

'OPA Infor;nntio.n Leaflet 
(Series), 149, 425, 426, 429, 

: 430 , 431, 433:,’434, 543 
OPA is Our Battle Line 
(Series), 614, 701, 727, 

728 

. . * OPA Labor Relations, 913 

* OPA Manual for Typist, Steno- 
'i graphers & Secretaries, 714 

* OPA.'Market-Basket Price Book, 

.... .... ‘,.514 • • r> v•' 

* [OPA Problems in the Forgings 

:- on . Open Dies Industry], 892 

OPA School for Price Fixers, 

657, 715; 

* ;0PA Sets. Ceiling Prices for 

Used Bedsprings, 851 
Open Dies, 892 
. r* r Opening Remarks of Miss 
Harriet Elliott , 590 
• Operating Manual for the War, 
Price and Rationing Board, 

716, 717 

* Operational;, 642-920 

* Opinion poll., .18, 902 
Opinions of Filling Station 
..Proprietors About Gasoline 

. Rationing, 18 

*,Optimism in. Post-War Planning: 

An Appraisal of "Markets 
After the War," 170 

* Organization, see Administration 

* Organization- Analysis 4 of the 
Price Division of. the;. Office 

... of Pripe. Administration and 
Civilian Supply-, 751;”. . 


* Organization and Technique 

of Food Rationing in Germany 
during the Last and During 
the Present War, 34 
Organization Guide of. National 
Office, 752 • 

Organization of a Fair Rent Com¬ 
mittee,- 291, 292 ... - 

>* Organization- , of OPA!in. the Field, 

. 658 : i. <• 

Organization of the Commodity 
Distribution Section of the Div¬ 
ision of>Field Operations, 753 
f Organization!of Wartime Control 
of Production, Distribution 
and Consumption in Belgium, 101 

* Organizations Invited to Food 

for Freedom Meetings, 745 

* Ostrander F. Taylor, Jr., 100, 

106, 390 

* Our Pricing Objectives in the Re¬ 

conversion Period, 171 

* Outerwear Garments for Women, 

Girls and Children, 852 • 

* Outline of. a Two-Way ”Communica¬ 

tion” System between OPA and the 
1 ’ • American Public, 395’-^ • 

Outline, of the'Content' of the 
, - .General Price’-Order, 321 

* Outline of the Operation of the 
Directive!Setting a Range for 

‘ Livestock Prices , 771 

* Outline of Training Program, 754 

* Over-dll Fixed Mark-ups for 

Certain Foods at wholesale, 853 

* Over-all Food Problem, 563’ 

* Pace Bill,,241 

* Packaged Drugs and Cosmetics, 854 

* Packaged Wine 1 and Distilled 

Spirit s’j 855* ' 

.* Packers, 163 " 

* Paper, 383, 405 

* Paper Before the Iron and Steel 

Section of the Office of Price 
Administration, 346 

* Parity Prices, 246, 372 

Pattern of Price Actions in 
•1941, 32 2 - . ' : 1 • 





219 


Pattern of Selective Price 
Control, 223 

Payment of Subsidies Under 
the Canadian Ceiling, 87 

* Perkins, Frances,: 920 

* Perlo, Victor, 107, 111, 112, 

133 

* ...Permitted Increased for 

Certain Food Products, 856 

* Personnel Directory of- the 

Advisory Commission to the 
Council of National Defense 
and Related Offices, 7 46 
Personnel Division Manual, 718 

* Personnel Engaged in Price 

Fixing and Rationing- in the 
United Kingdom, 63 

* Petroleum, 9, 124, 369, 371, 

. ■ 688 

Petroleum in the East Coast 
Area, 124 

* Petroleum Industry Advisory 
Committees , 755 

* Pines, Sylvia, 112 

* Pinney, Harvey, 169, 177, 655 

* Place to Dig In, 903 

* Plan and Procedure for Institut¬ 

ing Community Participation 
in the Price Panel Program, 

618 

Plan for Distributing War 
Ration Book One for. Individ¬ 
ual Consumers, 772 
Plan for Installment'Selling for 
for Post-War Delivery, 172 

* Plan for Presentation of Retail 

Price Program, 369 

* Plan for Reorganization of the 

Local Boards of the Office 
of Price Administration, 659 
Plan for Trade Registration, 

773 

* Plan of Operation for Investiga¬ 

tion of Milner Hotels, 660 

* Plant Expansion, 1, 46 , 78 

* Plant Transportation : Committee 

Information Card, 774 

* Plumtree, A. F. W,, 79, 80 


* Point Rationing for Processed 

Foods, 857, 858 
Point Rationing of Processed 
Fruits and Vegetables, 591 

* Point Rationing: What, Why and 

How, 515 

Points-Rationing in the United 
Kingdom, 64 

* Policies and Techniques of 

Rationing, 661 

* Population, 2, 21, 176 

* Postwar, 17, 144, 167, 168, 170, 

172, 173, 175, 176, 177 

* Ppultry,,154 . 

* Preferential Transfers of 

Gasoline to Consumers, 775 
Preferred Mileage and Tires for 
Labor Representatives, 914 
Preliminary Press Manual..., 719 

* Premium Price Plan, 376 
Preparation of Statements of 

Considerations,.., 323 
Present Price Control Authority.., 
188 

* Present Status of Policy Govern¬ 

ing the Presenting of the 
Price Control Plan, 224 
President’s Seven Point Program, 
19 

Price Action Histories and 
Current Price Positions, 392 
Price Actions Taken by the 
Office of Price Administration, 

324 

Price Actions Taken by the Office 
of Price Administration to 
January 1, 1942:..., 325 
Price Analysis (Series) 

See Price Control Report 

* Price and Point Charts, 564 

* Price Actions, 261-263, 322, 

324-326, 328, 348, 352, 392, 

654 See also Price Ceilings, 
Specific MPR’s, Schedules and 
Voluntary Agreements 

* Price Ceilings, 77, 247, 350, 

391, 643 See also Schedules, 
Price Actions, and Specific 
MPR’s 




'220 


Pric§ Ceilings and the 
Retailer, 859 

* Priea Checks, 904 
Price Control: 

United States, 3, 4, 6, 11, 

2&, 28, 29, 132, 137, 178-239, 
8?7, 259, 268, 331, 336, 340, 
343, 346, 347, 349, 351, 352, 
353, 355, 367, 369, 373, 390, 
412, 712 

Foreign, 31, 33, 35, 36, 38, 
44, 48, 6o, 62, 63, 65, 67, 

76, 77, 80, 85, 91, 96, 97, 

100, 102, 103 

* Price Control Abroad, 102 

* Price Control and Teachers ! 

Purchasing Power in 1943-44, 

413 

* Price Control and the Americans, 

96 

Price Control Handbook, 225 
*;Price Control in Nazi Germany, 

35 

* Price Control in the Republic 

of Colombia, 189 

* Price Control Manual, 225 

* Price Control of Farm Products 

in Sweden, 103 

* Price Control Pamphlet, 414 
Price Control Report (Series), 

135, 186, 204, 209, 211, 212, 
213, 220, 223, 227, 322, 324, 
325, 367, 373 

* Price Control under the Good 

Neighbor Policy, 347 

* Price Indices, 137 

* Price Officers 1 Guide, 720 

* Price Panel Program, 619 

* Price Panels, 612, 615, 618, 

620, 64S, 699 

Price Policy (Series), 29, 158, 
160, 190, 200, 251, 306, 310, 
317, 336, 345 

* Price Program for April, May 

and June, 1943, 326 

* Price Restraining Subsidies in 

Other Belligerents, 104 


... . * Price Schedules and Regulations 
with Specific Mention of or 
, Provisions for Exports..., 348 

* Price Stabilization and 

Industrial Policy, 65 

* Price Stabilization in the 

Machinery Industry, 415 
Price. Stabilization in the War 
Phase, 416 

* Prices and Pricing, 33, 48, 99, 

130, 131, 133, 135, 138, 139, 
140, 141, 147, 148, 150, 178, 
183, 186, 190, 209, 227, 240, 
242, 274, 308, 310, 317, 329, 
341, 342, 384, 386, 387, 406 

* Pri.ces Approved Under Maximum 

Price Regulation No. 188, and 
Other Consumer Durable Goods 
Regulations, 327 

* Prices of New Machine Tools as 
' of*March 1, 1941, 379 

Prices Since the Outbreak of the 
War and Current Price Problems, 
138 

Pricing of Joint Products, 190 

* ...Pricing of New Items, 800 
Pricing Primer for Maximum Price 

Regulation No. 188, 860 

* Priority Distribution, 39, 53 

* Problem of Maintaining Quality 

Standards..,, 257 

* Problems and Policies of Price 

Administration, 662 

* Problems of Determining Fair 

Rents, 293 

* Process for Renovating Typewriter 

Rolls, 791 

Production, 7, 10, 15, 20, 40, 50, 
51, 57, 99, 101, 116, 118, 119, 
234, 242, 274 

* Production of Consumer Goods, 20 

* Profits, 27, 156-166, 199 

* Profits, 1939-1942, Wholesale 

Food Grocers, l6l 
Profits, 1936-1942: Fruits and 
VegetablesCanners, 162 


j-jUCb 0- J.J £ 


221 


* Profits, 1936-42: Meat Packers, 

163 -. 

’ Profits, 1936-1942: w omen 1 s 

Hosiery Manufacturers, 164 
Profits of Consolidated 
. Corporations and "War” 
Subsidiaries, 1939-1941, 156 
Profits of 1753 Large Industrial 
Corporations, 1939-1941, 165 
Profits' of 200 Important War Con¬ 
tractors, 1939-1941, 166 

Program Brief: Home Front 
Pledge Campaign for YWCA 
. Business' & Professional 
Secretaries, 6ll 

* Program for Adult Education,, 

' 445 . 

* Program., for Establishing a 

Price-'Quality Relationship 
for Consumer Goods..,, 25S 

* Program for National Mileage 

Rationing, 273 

* Program for Summer Workshops, 

446 

* Program for the Use of Volun- 
; teers and War Price *»nd ' 

Rationing Boards..., 756 
Program orf Major Price Actions 

* ' for July, August and 

September 1943, 328 

* Program ... 0*1 Individual Price 

Adjustment Action, 191 
. * Progress of the Concentration 
of Industry Program in the 
United Kingdom, 66 
Progress Report on Major OPA 
Activities..., 679 
Progress Report on the OPA 
Reorganization Program from 
July 26th to ’September 11th, 
1943, 680 —• ; 

* .Promotion of* In-plant Feeding 

' ..., 663 " • 

* Propaganda in Favor of- Price 

Fixing and Rationing in the 
United Kingdom, 67 

* Proposals on Import Price 

Control Policy, 349 


* Proposed Legislation for 

Emergency Price Control Does 
Not.vGontravene the. Fifth 
Amendment-* *. 192 

'* Program.for Elementary Schools, 
•447 

Proposed Program.for Secondary 
Schools, 44^ 

. * Proposed Program of Price Con¬ 

trol, 193 

* Proposed, Reogranization of the 

Supervision and Management 
of Local. Boards,. 664 

* Proposed Study of tjhe Iron 

and Steel Industry,.., 374 
? a-,: * Public Interest in: Freight 
— Rate Increases,362 

* Public Relations, 394-641 
•Publications and Memoranda 

Prepared in the Division of 
, Research, January-December 
1943, 393 

Published Materials-, 484 

* Puerto Rico, 205, 271 - 

* Quality Standards, see Standards 

* Questions and Answers for Shoe 

Repairmen, 861 

Questions and Answers on Federal 
Rent. Control, 294 
Questions Merchants Ask During 
. Price, Checks', 904 

* Quota Committee Zinc-Lead 

Development Programs, 375 
Radio,. 586- - 

* Rates, 93, 358, 360-363 

* Rates of Duty-and Imports of 

Selected Commodities under 
i i Price Ceilings, 350. 

1 * Ration Banking, 767, 888, 899 

* Ration Banking for Coffee and 
.'Sugar, 893 

. * Ration Banking for the Food 
Trade, 894 

< .Ration Banking Plan, 895 

Ration Currency Issuing Centers 
Operating Procedure, 896 


5 3 


0 :i / 


222 


* Ration Order 5C-Policy and 

Procedure for Utilizing Ration 
Bank Accounts and Distributors 
to Obtain 'Compliance, 897 

* Ration Tokens', 898 

* Rationing, 17, 18, 29, 34 , 38, 

41, 43, 52, 62, 64, 67, 68, 76, 
.81, 83, 84 , 88, 89, 105, 108, 
205, 264-281, 613, 661, 675, 
735, 870, 888, 889 
*^Rationing: Alternative. Types 
and their Effects on Prices 
and Pro du ctio n, 274 

* Rationing and Price Control, 

417 

Rationing of‘Civilian Con¬ 
sumption in the United Kingdom, 
68 « * * * 

* Rationing of*Food in Canada, 88 

* Rationing of Textiles and.Foot- 
, ,. .wear in France, 105 

Rationing Program forr.Men*s 
Rubber Boots- and Rubber Work 
Shoes, 275 

Rationing,- the General 1 Campaign, 
565 

Rationing, Why and How,’276 

* Ratner, Victor M.- (.VMR)395, 

397 . 

Recipes to -Match Your Sugar 
Ration, 530 < • ■ 

* Recommendations made by the 

Conference * of National Civic 
Organizations ..., 634 

* Reconversion, 169, 171, 469 
Record of 0FA, 226 

* Records, 645, 654 

* Recruitment and Appointment of 

Business Specialists for 
Regional and Field Offices,.776 

* Recruitment of Business 

Specialists for Regional 
Offices, 777 

Red Stamp Point Rationing Hand¬ 
book for Advertizers, 566 

* Reference List of Office of Price 

Administration Publications,. 

485 


Regional and State Analysis of 
Wartime Population Shifts, 21 

* Registration Instructions for 

Institutional Users of 
Rationed Foods, 778 
Relation Between Price Movements 
and the Extent, of Control, 

227 

Remarks, by Richard V. Gilbert, 
418. 

Renewal of the Price Control 
Act, 228 

Rent Control, 69, 282-305, 519, 
524, 739 

* Rent Control: A Graphic 

Presentation, 296 

* Rent Control After World War I 

and its Relation to Housing 
Construction in the United 
Kingdom, 1919-1939 r 69 

* Rent Control Holds Down Living 

Costs..., 297 

* Rent Regulation for Housing..., 

298 . 

*•, Rental. Housing Operation January 
1939 through June 1943, 299 

* Rental Housing Operation Under 

Rent Control in 39 Cities, 300 

* Repair and Maintenance of Farm 

and Automotive Equipment, 862 

* Repair’and Maintenance of Farm 
- Equipment, Implements and 

Machinery, 863 

* Repair, Maintenance and Rental 

of Radios, Gas, and Electrical 
Appliances, 864 

* Repair of Certain Appliances 

and Equipment, 865 

* Repair, Reupholstering, and 

Rental of Furniture and House- 
Hold Equipment, 866 

* Report of Discussion Gr oups on 

, ■ Consumer-Buyer Problems..., 635 

* Report .of Panel Subcommittee on 

Financial Reporting Forms, 905 

* Report....of the Discussion Group 

on "Social Well-Being636 


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223 


Report on Effects of the 
Executive Order Establishing 
the 48 -Hour Week, 248 

* Report on Latin American Prices 

of United States Products, 139 

* Report on Ocean Freight Rate 

Surcharges, 363 

* Report'on OPA Control of Import 

Prices, 351 

* Report on Rent Control, 

August, 1942-October 31, 1942, 
301 

Report on Rent Control, August 1, 
1942-January 30, 1943, 301 

* .Report on Simplification of 

Price Regulations Based on 
Suggestions Made by the 
Field Offices, 681 

* Report on the Fuel Oil 

Rationing Plan, 277 

* Report on the Inventory of 
** National Office Files, 682 

* Report on the Operations of the 

Enforcement Department, 683 
•-* * Report on the Provisions for 
Packaging Costs in the First 
250 Price Regulations, 352 

* Reports and Memoranda on 

Foreign Economic Experience, 

106 

* Reports on Anti-Inflationary 

Programs in South America, 97 

* Reports on Standards for 3 (b) 

Pricing, 329 

* Research Program for the 

Commodity Specialists, 22 

* Residential Real Estate Under 

Rent Control, 302 

* Responsibilities 6f the Con¬ 

sumer Commissioner in the 
Field of Wholesaling, 502 

* Restaurants, 75 

* Retail Ceiling Prices for Beef, 

Veal, Lamb, and Mutton, 867. 

868 

* Retail Ceiling Prices for House¬ 

hold Soaps and Cleansers, 869 


* Retail Ceiling Prices on Pro¬ 

ducts in Meats and Fats 
Rationing Program,.., 870 

* Retail Compliance through 

Price Panels, 620 

* Retail Price Fixing and Ration¬ 

ing During the World War, 29 
Retail Price Lag, 140 

* Retail Squeeze, 194 

* Retailer, 43, 47,-802, 906, 

907 

* Retailer in National Defense, 

906 

* Retailer Interest in the Free 

Flow of Goods, 907 

* Retreaded and Recapped Tires 

..., 871 

Reuss, Henry S,, 15 

* Revised Classification of 

Transportation Provisions..., 
364 

* Revision GR0-5, 779 

* Richmond, 628 

* Riley, Roderick H., 912 

* Role of Goverhment After the 

War, 173 

* Roll-back, 186 
Roselius, Frederick, 339 

* Rotary Convention, 690 

* Rubber, 261, 653 

* Rubber Footwear, 128, 872 

* Rubber Situation, 377 

* Salant, Walter S., 151, 268 , 

340 

* Salant, William A., 251 

* Sales for Export, 353 

* Sales for Export to Govern¬ 

mental Agencies..., 354 

* Sales of Surplus Materials by 

War Agencies, 174 

* Sample Check List of QPA 

College Educational Activi¬ 
ties, 449 

* Sanitary Treated Baby Goods, 

873 

Save Waste Paper for Victory: 

A Suggested High School 
Lesson, 450 




224 


. * Saving, 145 

Schedules, 380, See also 
Price. Actions Price Ceilings, 
and Specific MPR 1 s 

* Schwartz, Martin D., 405 
*. Scranton, LaurellL., 115, 122 
'* Scrap,.16, 120, 237 

* Seasonal and Holiday Food 
Products, 874 

* Second Hand Machine Tools, 875 

* Second Report of the Office 
of Price Administration, 684 

* Secretarial Procedure in the 

Office of Price Administration, 
721 : * 

*•Secretary of the Navy Knox , 
231 

* Security Deposits, 665 

* Selected Bibliography, 486 

* Selected Bibliography on War¬ 
time Consumer Problems, 487 

* Selected List of Speeches, 
Articles, and Statements, 488 ' * 

Selected:References on Price 
Control, Rent,,,.Control and 

Rationing, 489,. 

* S^lfridge, H,’.^Gordon, Jr., 47 ' 

* Services,. 54,. 834 
Seventh Quarterly Report, 685 

* Sharing the Benefits of Price 

Gontrql, 355 

* Shipman, George A.., 76l, 776 

* Shipping, 332, 361 , 365 

* Shoe Rationing,. 433 

Shoe Rationing Summary, 876 
; * Shoe Repairing, 877 

* Shoes, 125-, 126, . 597, 780 
Shoes: Joint Rationing-Enforce¬ 
ment Compliance.Program Hand¬ 
book, 780 • 

* Short History of OPA, 229 
.* Shortages, 113 

Sign Posts of the General 
Maximum Price Regulation, 451 
Simplification of the, Style of 
Maximum Price Regulations, 781 

* Simplification of the Style of 

0PA Regulations, 782 


* Simplified Guide to 0PA: 

Price Adjustments for Power 
Laundries, 878 • 

Sir William Beveridge’s Reaction 
to the British Government’s 
White Paper on Employment 
Policy, 70 

Sixth Quarterly Report, 686 

* Sketch of'Organization of the 
Office of Price Administra¬ 
tion, 757/ 

* Solo, Robert ki f -118 

* Some Notes oh telling the Story 
of General Maximum Price 
Regulations,' 397 

* Sources of Information on Price 
Trends Since August, 1939, 141 

* South America, see Latin 
America 

* Special Projects, 666 

* Speech by Chester Bowles,.., 

915 

* Speech Delivered before the 
National Council of American 
Importers,.., 356 

* Speech of Leon ‘Henderson, 419 

* Speech to be Delivered Before 

American Mining Congress*., 

376 

Squeeze, 186, 194 , 330 

* Stabilization, see Price Control 
4 Stafford, W:?litmW c , 3 

* Standards, 252- 260, 580 

* Standards in Price and Rationing 
Control, 259 /' 

. * Standards pf Conduct for Legal 
Investigators, 783 
-> Standards of the Bill Pro¬ 
posing the Emergency Price Con¬ 
trol Act of 1941 ..., 195 
State and Local Cooperation in 
.National Defense, 667 
Statement, by Chester Bowles..,, 

. 420 

* Statement by Prentiss M. Brown.. 
421 

* Statement by Leon Henderson..., 
230 




225 


* Statement by the Secretary 

of the Navy on Extension 
of the Price Control Act.,.,* 
231 

Statement in Answer to the 
Second Intermediate Report 
of the Select Committee to 
v - Investigate Executive 
Offices, 196 

Statement of Chester Bowles.. 

.., before the Senate Com¬ 
mittee on Banking and Cur¬ 
rency, 232 

* Statement of Chester Bowles,.. 

., to. the Senate Banking 
and Currency Committee.,.. 
April 27, 1944, 197 

* Statement of Prentiss M. 

Brown,...Before the Special 
Subcommittee on Investiga¬ 
tion of Restrictions' on 
Brand Names and Newsprint..., 
260 

Statement of James F. Brownlee 
before the Senate Com¬ 
mittee in Banking and Currency, 
March 17, 1944, 198 

* Statement of James S. Earley, 

233 

* Statement of OPA Low-End Pro¬ 

duction Policy, 234 

* Statement of....Chester Bowles 

before the House Banking and 
Currency Committee;..April 12, 
1944, 235 

* Statement on Ceiling Prices 

for Cotton Textiles,.., 236 

* Statements of Consideration, 

323, 643 

* Statistics, 694 

* Status of Traveling Men Under 

the Mileage Rationing Program, 

. 278/' 

* Statute is Not Unconstitutional 

on the Ground That It Does 
not Guarantee a Profit to 
Each Producer, 199 

* Steel, see Iron and Steel 

* Stein, Herbert, 48 


* Stone, Robert E,, 208, 645 

* Stove Rationing, 879 
Strategy of Price Control 

Under the Defense Program, 

■ 200. . 

* Straub, Walter F., 279 

* Strengthening the Machinery 

for Consumer Protection.,., 
592 

* Study-Discussion Outline on 

Reconversion Pricing, 469 
Study of the New England Scrap 
Iron and Steel Industry Before 
and After Price Control, 237 

* Subject Matter Index, 747 

* Submission of Budget Requests 

for First Quarter of Fiscal 
1945, 784 

* Subsidies, 36 , 49, 56-, 82, 87, 

104, 330, 340 

Subsidies and Price Control,. 
336 

* Subsidies as an Instrument of 

Price Administration in 
Germany, 36 

Subsidy Program in Effect on 
October'15, 1943, 337 

* Subsidy Programs as of January 

1, 1944, 338 

* Subsidy Rates for War Risk In¬ 

surance in Imports, 339 
Substitution of Other Fuels for 
Fuel Oil in the East Coast 
Area, 23 

* Sugar, 266 

* Sugar for Wartime Canning, 531 

* Sugar in Wartime,. 532 

* Sugar Registration, 2 

* Suggested Emergency Fair Rent 

Legislation, 303 

* Suggested OPA Order to Cover 

Treatment of Drawback on Sales 
to the Government for Export, 
357 

* Suggested Ordinance for the 

Regulation of Trailer Coach 
Parking.,., 304 
Suggested Outline for a High 
School Consumer Week, 477 


226 


Suggested Program for Organiz¬ 
ing a Consumer Council in 
Colleges and Universities, 

452 

* Suggested Program for State 

Defense Council Action,,., 593 
Suggested Readings for the 
Course for Price Fixers, 722 
Suggested Specifications for a 
Consumer Interest Committee 
for Local Defense Activities, 

594. 

Suggestions for Consumer Pro¬ 
tection Through Local 
Activities, 595 

* Suggestions for Exhibit on 

Sugar Rationing, 596 
Suggestions for Use and Develop¬ 
ment of Materials on School 
453 

Suggestions to Parent-Teacher 
Associations on Wartime 
Economic Programs, 454 
Summary of Discussions at 
Conference, 637 

. Summary of Information on the 
Collection of Used Household 
Fats..., 567 

Summary of Information on the 
New Simplified Plan for the 
Rationing Program,.., 568 
Summary of Press Releases 
Issued...,for the Period 
July 1940-July 1941, 490 
Summary of Price Policy, 238 
Summary of the "Consumer Week"' 
at Skidmore College..., 638 
Summary of the Emergency Price 
Control Act of 1942, 239 

* Summary Statement on the Use 

of Subsidies'..., 340 

* Supply and Demand, 7, 27, 107- 

128, 168 

* Surcharges, 361, 363, 365, 366 

* Surpluses, 113, 169, 174, 652 

* Survey of Ration Banking,. 899 

* "Swap Centers" for Children's 

Shoes, 597 

* Sweden, 103 


* Syracuse, 16 

Take Care of Household Rubber, 
508 

* Take Care of Vacuum Cleaners 
'and Carpet Sweepers, 509 

* Talk by Richard V. Gilbert..., 

175 

*- Tambor, Leonard, 899 

* Teacher's Guide on the Meats- 

and Fats Rationing Programs, 

455 

TeacherJs Handbook on OPA's 
Wartime Economic Program, 456 

* Teacher's Stake in Control of 

the Cost of Living, 422 
Teaching Suggestions for Edu¬ 
cational Strip Films,.,, 457 

* Temporary and Permanent 

Assignment of Business 
Specialists to Regional Offices, 

785 

* Temporary Removal of Pork from 

Rationing, 279 

Tentative Instructions for the 
Operation of Regional Offices, 

786 

* Tentative List of Field Offices, 

748 

* Tentative Location of State and 

District Offices, 668 

* Tentative Summary of Price 

Policy, 24 

Testimony of'James F. Brownlee,. 
... Before the House Banking 
and Currency Committee.,., 201 
Theory of Rationing, by Albert 
Viton, 280 

Third Quarterly Report, 687 
38 "'"ays to Cut Costs in the 
Manufacture and Sale of Con¬ 
sumers' Durable Goods, 142 

* This* is Why Your Mileage is 

Rationed, 533 

* This ds Your Price Panel: A 

Dramatic Skit..., 478 

* Thompson, Walter, 15 

* 396 Defense-Rental Areas by 

State as of October 1, 1942, 

305 


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227 1, 

t 


* Tilleux, Eugene A*, 13 

* Time Study of Board Clerical 

Work Load, 669 

* Timetable for ’’Know the Ceil¬ 

ing Prices” Program., 569 

* Tin, 109 

* Tire Dealers’ Guide.,., 880 

* Tire Inspector’s Manual, 723 
Tire Rationing—How, What and 

Why, 281 

* Tire Rationing in Canada, 89 

* Tire Return Plan for Dealers 

and Jobbers, 881 
; * Tires, 89 

* To ;A11 Retailers, 801 

. * Trade Registration, 773 
: * Trailers., 304 

* Training,; 754 

* Training for Field Operations 

Officer, 724 

* Training Program for Wartime 

Consumer. Leaders, 598 

* Transfer- Of industrial User 
: Program, .787 

* Transition Period Migration, 

176 

* Transition Problems of the 

Construction Industry, 177 

* Transportation Tax, ..364 
Travel Memo,-v788 
Traveling for OPA,;725 

,Tubes, see Rubber Tires 

* Turney, J. R., 653 . 

* Unit Costs, see Costs 

-* Unit Labor Cost, Output per Man 
Hour, and Related Factors in 
19 Manufacturing, and 2 Mining 
Industries, 1929-1940, 249 

* United Kingdom, see Britain 

* United Kingdom Cost of Living 

Index Number: Method of Com¬ 
pilation, 71 

* United Nations, 916 

* United. States vs. American 

Petroleum Institute et al., 

688 


* Universal Impact of Inflation 

152 

* Used Tires and Tubes, 882 

* Used Trucks, Trailers and Other 

Commercial Motpr Vehicles, 883 

* U. # S. Government Campaign on 

Fuel Conservation and Fuel 
Oil Rationing, 570 

* Utility Program of the British 

Board of Trade, 72 

* ’’Utility” Program of the 

British. Board of Trade, 73 

* Validity of Prohibiting Sale * 

of the Rationed Commodities at 
i Prices above the Applicable 

• Ceilings, 202 

* Validity of the Procedural Pro¬ 

visions of-the Proposed Emer¬ 
gency Price Control Act, 203 
.. „■* Victory Line Rubber Drug 
Sundries, 884 

* Virginia Works on. Overloading, 

• 639 . -- 

Viton, Albert, 125, 126, 128, 

* 280 

*' Volume of Purchases of Goods and 
Services' by. .Civilians, 127 

* Voluntary Agreements, 263 

. ; Voluntary Agreements, see also 
, „ price Actions 

Volunteers in Consumer Programs, 
599 , . 

* Volunteers Working on OPA Pro¬ 

grams, 640 

* Wage Control and the Cost of 
. . . . Living Bonus in Canada, 90 

* Wages and Hours, 42, 45, 74, 90, 

247, 248 

* Wallace, Donald W., 183 
War Against Waste: 

A Suggested School Assembly 
Program, 479 

Suggested High-School Lesson, 
458 

War Against Waste Day: 
Dramatization for High Schools, 
480 




228 


War Against Waste Day: 

School Program for Dunbar 
High School, 481 
Suggested High School Lesson, 
458 

Far and the Cost of Living, 

143 

* War Expenditures, 98 

* War Model, 253 

War Profits Studies (Series), 
156, 157, 161-166 

* War on the Home Front: How 

a Consumer May Help Win the 
War, 470 

* War Price and Rationing 

Boards, 434 

* War Price and Rationing Boards 

and the OPA, 726 

* War Risk Insurance, 339, 361, 

366 

* War Shipping Administration 

Surcharge on Freight, 365 

* Ware, Caroline, 410, 494 
Wartime Consumer Program for a 

Labor Union, 600 
Wartime Control of Supply and 
Distribution in Italy, 37 

* Wartime Economic Controls in 

Canada, 91 

* Wartime Economies for Retail¬ 

ers , 802 

* Wartime Hours of Work, Wage 

Rates, and Overtime Payments 
in Great Britain: Lessons 
for the United States, 74 
Wartime Living for Strength 
and' Victory:,A War Service 
Project,.., 64 I 

* Wartime I rices and Trade 

Board, 92 

* Wartime Regulation of Restau¬ 

rants in the United Kingdom, 

75 

* Waterproof Rubber Footwear, 885 
Waterproof Rubber Footwear: 

Supply and Demand Situation, 
128 

Ways to Victory, 459 

* Weights and Measures, 580 


* What Educational Services Do 

Adults Need in Wartime? 

398 

What Every Retailer Should 
Know About the General Maximum 
Prices Regulation, 803 

* What Federal Rent Control 

Means, 423 

What the Field Operations of 
the Office of Price 
Administration Include, 758 

* What You Can Do.to Make Price 

Control ^ork, 621 
What You Should Know About 
Pay-as-You-Go, 732 
What You Should Know About 
Wartime Price Control, 516 

* What ! s in the Price Control 

Law? 503 

* What*s New in Price Control? 

504 

* Wheldon , C, H,, 784 

* Whitman, Roswell H,, 329 

* Wholesaling, 502 

Why a Scarcity of the Better 
Grades of Beef? 571 

* Why and How of Processed 

Food Rationing, 424 

* Why Canned Fruits, Vegetables, 

and Soups are Rationed, 517 

* Why There are Shortages of 

Vital Materials, 435 
Why and What and How, of the 
General Maximum Price 
Regulation, 572 
Why Your College Should 
Participate in a War-Time 
Consumer Program, 460 
Why Your High School Should 
Participate in a Wartime 
Consumer Week, 46 I 

* Wickard, Claude R,, 589 

* Wilcox, (Clair, 407 

* Williams, Frances H,, 627 

* Wilson, William J., 682 
Wise Buying in Wartime: 

Beef, 471; _ Eggs, 472; 

_ Tomatoes, 473 

* Fitmer, T. Richard, 214, 239 







* Women’s Nylon Hosiery, 886 

* Women’s;Silk Hosiery, 887 

* World Yhr Experience with War 

Contract Forms,30 
World War Inflation, 153 

* World War II Control of Rail¬ 

way Rates in Canada* the 
United Kingdom and Germany, 

93 

* WSA War Risk Insurance and 

Freight Surcharge Reductions, 

366 . 

* Wynne, William H., 92 

You and Your Fuel Oil Ration, . J 

534- w 

Your Cup of Coffee,' 535 

* Your Job with the OPA, 789 
Your Prices iar.e Controlled by 

Law if your Business is on 
This List of Services, 804 

* Youth, 626 

* Zinc-.lead, ; 392 










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